dwarf
/dwɔɹf/
A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition; An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort
- plural
- dwarfs
Meanings
- 1
A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition
Do not laugh at a dwarf, or you will turn into a dwarf yourself.
Tatoeba · sabretou · CC BY 2.0 FR
A dwarf married a big man.
Tatoeba · adiante19 · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort
- 3
Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elvesrare
- 4
A dwarf starrare