Main Entry: runt

Pronunciation: \ˈrənt\

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 \ˈrən-tē-nəs\ noun

— runt·ish \-tish\ adjective

— runty \-tē\ adjective