runt
The smallest animal of a litterThe smallest animal of a litter.
» This puppy was the runt of the litter.
Meaning
9 sensesThe smallest animal of a litter.
Zwerg, Kümmerling, Kümmerer
после́дышposlédyš
(broadly)The smallest child in the family.
the runt of the family
Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
Zwerg, Winzling, Kümmerling
недоро́стокnedoróstok, короты́шкаkorotýška, ка́рликkárlik
(slang)An uninfluential or unimportant person; a nobody.
An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.
A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon.
A bow.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)A hardened stem or stalk of a plant.
- disparaging terms for small people
Examples
10 sentencesThis puppy was the runt of the litter.
By the time we got there, there was only one puppy left, so we ended up getting the runt of the litter.
deAls wir eintrafen, war nur noch ein Welpe da. Wir haben also den gekriegt, der am Ende als schwächster noch übrig war. — Waldelfe
She was the runt of the litter.
He was the runt of the litter.
Tom was always the runt of the group, so everyone picked on him.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
The OED classifies this word as "of obscure origin". Some see a connection to Middle DutchThe OED classifies this word as "of obscure origin". Some see a connection to Middle Dutch runt (“ox”), but the OED considers this to be unlikely. Possibly connected to Icelandic hrotti meaning "brute".
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