ˈnāˌnizəm, ˈnaˌ- noun
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Etymology: French nanisme, from nan- + -isme -ism
: the condition of being abnormally or exceptionally small in stature : dwarfishness — opposed to gigantism
the nanism of the early generations of nonsexual castes of many social insects results from food shortage in a new or weak colony