Filters. Resembling or characteristic of a runt; weak and stunted; puny. adjective.

What does it mean when someone calls you a runt?

A runt is the very smallest baby animal in a litter — and it's also a derogatory word for a small person. If your little brother is sensitive about his height, it would be mean to call him a runt. ... It's clear where the disparaging version of runt came from; when you call someone a runt, you're calling them a weakling.

What is another word for runt?

In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for runt, like: scrub, half-pint, midget, nobody, shrimp, dwarf, lilliputian, mannikin, homunculus, punk and peewee.