as in dwarves
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
one kitten was definitely the runt, weighing only six ounces at birth
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dwarfs
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025 -
The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Runts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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