What is another word for pygmy?
239 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪɡmi], [ pˈɪɡmi], [ p_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_i]
The word "pygmy" is often used to describe a member of a tribe or group of people who are short in stature. However, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe these individuals, including dwarf, midget, and elfin. Other words that can be used to describe people of smaller stature include diminutive, runty, and stunted. These words are often used in a derogatory manner, which can be offensive to those who are of smaller stature. It is important to choose words carefully when describing someone's physical characteristics and to use language that is respectful and inclusive.
Synonyms for Pygmy:
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adj.
• lilliputian • pintsized • teensy-weensy • teeny-weeny -
n.
• midget Other synonyms:
- african ,
- lackey ,
- little ,
- minuscule ,
- paper tiger ,
- peewee ,
- pintsize ,
- pintsized ,
- runt ,
- softie ,
- teensy ,
- teensy-weensy ,
- teeny ,
- teeny-weeny ,
- weakling ,
- weeny ,
- yes-man .
- chameleon ,
- creampuff ,
- diminutive ,
- doormat ,
- lapdog ,
- lilliputian ,
- puppet ,
- tiny ,
- wee ,
- wiener .
Other relevant words:
- American Indian ,
- Atomy ,
- Caged ,
- Cock-sparrow ,
- Dandiprat ,
- Dapperling ,
- Duodecimo ,
- Dwarfed ,
- Dwarfs ,
- Homunculi ,
- Insignificancy ,
- Mignon ,
- Minikin ,
- Pigwidgeon ,
- Portative ,
- Pygmean ,
- Pygmies ,
- Rudimental ,
- amphibious ,
- androgynous ,
- anthropoid ,
- aquatic ,
- arboreal ,
- articulate ,
- asexual ,
- baby ,
- bantam ,
- best-of-breed ,
- big ,
- bitsy ,
- bitty ,
- black ,
- black man ,
- blackfellow ,
- boy ,
- brown man ,
- brownie ,
- burrhead ,
- bushman ,
- canuck ,
- captive ,
- chassis ,
- chimpanzee ,
- chit ,
- class ,
- colored ,
- colored person ,
- coloured ,
- compact ,
- configuration ,
- contour ,
- coolie ,
- coon ,
- cracker ,
- cramp ,
- cramped ,
- dago ,
- dainty ,
- dapper ,
- darky ,
- delicate ,
- descriptor ,
- dinky ,
- doll ,
- doll-sized ,
- dumpy ,
- dwarfish ,
- elf ,
- elfin ,
- eskimo ,
- exiguous ,
- feeble ,
- fine ,
- flesh ,
- footling ,
- frail ,
- gnome ,
- gook ,
- half-pint ,
- homunculus ,
- honky ,
- in quantity ,
- incipient ,
- inconsequential ,
- inconsiderable ,
- indian ,
- infinitesimal ,
- insignificant ,
- itsy-bitsy ,
- itty-bitty ,
- jerkwater ,
- jigaboo ,
- limited ,
- man ,
- manikin ,
- mannequin ,
- mannikin ,
- meager ,
- micro ,
- microminiature ,
- microscopic ,
- midge ,
- mini ,
- miniature ,
- minimal ,
- minute ,
- model ,
- mouse ,
- nanoid ,
- negligible ,
- negro ,
- niggling ,
- nobody ,
- nullity ,
- oriental ,
- paleface ,
- paltry ,
- petite ,
- petty ,
- piddling ,
- piffling ,
- pint-size ,
- pint-sized ,
- pip-squeak ,
- pipsqueak ,
- pocket-size ,
- pocket-sized ,
- pollard ,
- portable ,
- puny ,
- red man ,
- redskin ,
- rudimentary ,
- runtish ,
- runty ,
- scraggy ,
- scrubby ,
- short ,
- shrimp ,
- shrimpy ,
- shriveled ,
- shrivelled ,
- shrunk ,
- shrunken ,
- sickly ,
- slant-eye ,
- slight ,
- small ,
- small person ,
- small-scale ,
- smallish ,
- snippersnapper ,
- spade ,
- spare ,
- sprite ,
- squat ,
- stunted ,
- subnormal ,
- three-toed sloth ,
- toy ,
- toylike ,
- trifling ,
- twerp ,
- under-size ,
- underdeveloped ,
- underfed ,
- undernourished ,
- undersize ,
- undersized ,
- underweight ,
- undeveloped ,
- unimportant ,
- urchin ,
- var ,
- vest-pocket ,
- wart ,
- wasp ,
- weak ,
- weakly ,
- whippersnapper ,
- white ,
- white man ,
- whitey ,
- wizened ,
- yellow man ,
- zilch .
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How to use "Pygmy" in context?
Pygmies are the smallest of Africas human races, averaging only 137 cm (53 in) in height and weighing just 19 kg (42 lb). Pygmies are thought to be the world's shortest living people. Despite their small stature, pygmies are some of the strongest and most physically capable of Africas human races.
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