pigmy

Very small creature

Pigmy is a variant spelling of pygmy, referring to something unusually small or to a member of certain peoples of short stature, particularly from central Africa.

The pygmy spelling is now standard, with pigmy appearing mainly in older texts: a pigmy elephant, pigmy kingdoms of the ancient world.

smallness

diminutive

Very small, or nickname form

dwarfed · stunted · small-scale · compact · petite · little · minute · minuscule · pocket-sized · pint-sized

animal

dik-dik

Miniature African antelope species

  • tamarinSmall neotropical monkey
  • marmosetDiminutive New World primate
  • lorisSmall venomous Asian primate

jerboa · pika · echidna · fennec

people

forest-dweller

One living in woods

indigenous · rainforest · tribe · ethnic · nomadic · ancestral · traditional · customs · heritage · culture

Opposites
size/stature

pigmygiant

Being of huge size

colossus · titan · behemoth · goliath · leviathan

significance/importance

pigmygiant

Being of huge size

titan · colossus · powerhouse · heavyweight · juggernaut

Family

pigmies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G