runt

runt

noun \ˈrənt\

Definition of RUNT

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

Examples of RUNT

1. the runt of the litter
2. <one kitten was definitely the runt, weighing only six ounces at birth>

Origin of RUNT

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1501

Related to RUNT

Synonyms: diminutive, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), dwarf, scrub, shrimp, Tom Thumb

Antonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan

Related Words: nubbin; mini, miniature; bantam; homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin (also mannikin); half-pint

Near Antonyms: whale, whopper

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Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with RUNT

blunt, brunt, bunt, front, grunt, hunt, Lunt, punt, shunt, strunt, stunt, want, wont