MIDGET


Meaning of MIDGET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-jət ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: midge

Date: 1816

1. : something (as an animal) much smaller than usual

2. sometimes offensive : a very small person ; specifically : a person of unusually small size who is physically well-proportioned

3. : a front-engine, single-seat, open-wheel racing car smaller and of less engine displacement than standard cars of the type

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