pygmy

Meanings

Noun

• A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.
• A member of a race of dwarfs.
• Any dwarfish person or thing.
• An insignificant person, at least in some respect.

Adjective

• Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people.
• Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind.

Related

Similar words

• dwarf
• midget
• pygmyish
• dwarfish

Opposite words

• giant
• ettin

Origin

• From Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος ("a member of a race of dwarves"), from πυγμή