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runt

noun \ˈrənt\

: the smallest animal in a group that is born to one mother at the same time

: a very small or weak person

Full Definition of RUNT

chiefly Scottish : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant

: an animal unusually small of its kind; especially : the smallest of a litter of pigs

: a person of small stature

— runt·i·ness \ˈrən-tē-nəs\ noun

— runt·ish \-tish\ adjective

— runty \-tē\ adjective

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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

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

RUNT Defined for Kids

runt

noun \ˈrənt\

Definition of RUNT for Kids

: an unusually small person or animal

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