RUNT

runt, shrimp, peewee, half-pint

(noun) disparaging terms for small people

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

runt (plural runts)

The smallest animal of a litter.

(by extension) The smallest child in the family.

Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.

Synonym: dwarf

(networking) An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.

(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.

A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A hardened stem or stalk of a plant.

• Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. — Holland.

A bow.

Anagrams

• turn

Source: Wiktionary

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Runt n. [Written also rant.] Etym: [Scot. runt an old cow. rund a bullock, an ox or Rother, a.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.

3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously. Before I buy a bargain of such runts, I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em. Beau. & Fl.

4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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