RUNT


Meaning of RUNT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrənt ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1501

1. chiefly Scottish : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant

2. : an animal unusually small of its kind ; especially : the smallest of a litter of pigs

3. : a person of small stature

• runt·i·ness ˈrən-tē-nəs noun

• runt·ish -tish adjective

• runty -tē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.