n.
Pronunciation: ' r ə nt
Function: 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 \ ' r ə n-t ē -n ə s \ noun
– runt · ish \ -tish \ adjective
– runty \ -t ē \ adjective