pygmy
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪɡmi/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪɡmi/
noun
R
A person from a group known for being very short, especially from central Africa. This term may be considered offensive.
The movie showed the daily life of pygmies in the forest.
R
A very small person or thing, or someone who is weaker in some way.
In the story, the hero was surrounded by pygmies who were not very smart.
adjective
R
Much smaller than other similar kinds of plants or animals.
The pygmy mouse is the smallest type of mouse in the world.
translation
A person from a group known for being very short, especially from central Africa. This term may be considered offensive.; A very small person or thing, or someone who is weaker in some way.
Much smaller than other similar kinds of plants or animals.
Word Forms
Plural
pygmies