The difference between Midget and Pygmy
When used as nouns, midget means a little sandfly, whereas pygmy means a member of one of various ancient equatorial african tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.
Pygmy is also adjective with the meaning: relating or belonging to the pygmy people.
check bellow for the other definitions of Midget and Pygmy
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Midget as a noun (originally):
A little sandfly.
Examples:
"Although tiny and just two-winged, midgets can bite you till you itch all over your unprotected skin."
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Midget as a noun (loosely):
Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
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Midget as a noun:
A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10".
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Midget as a noun (sometimes derogatory):
Any short person.
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Midget as a noun (attributively):
A small version of something; miniature.
Examples:
"the midget pony"
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Pygmy as a noun (often, _, capitalized):
A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.
Examples:
"The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while other Pygmies were reduced to cohabitation in a subservient status"
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Pygmy as a noun (Greek mythology):
A member of a race of dwarfs.
Examples:
"Homer and Herodote mentioned pygmies in India (which would fit the Andamanese Negritoes) or Ethiopia (then meaning all of Subsaharan Africa)."
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Pygmy as a noun (figuratively, derogatory, offensive):
Any dwarfish person or thing.
Examples:
"Everyone looked like pygmies whenever giant Joe joined his classmates."
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Pygmy as a noun (figuratively, derogatory, offensive):
An insignificant person, at least in some respect.
Examples:
"Despite his towering stature, the minister proved a political pygmy."
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Pygmy as an adjective:
Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people
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Pygmy as an adjective:
Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind
Examples:
"Soil exhaustion ultimately produces a pygmy crop at best"