runt of the litter
Tiniest newborn offspring
The runt of the litter is the smallest or weakest offspring in a group of animals born together, especially pigs or puppies.
The phrase extends to any person perceived as the smallest, weakest, or least impressive member of a group: As the runt of the litter, he had to fight harder for attention.
- weakestLeast strong or capable
- smallestLeast in dimension
- lastFinal in sequence
- bottomLowest point or underside
- late bloomerOne who matures slowly
against all odds · resilience · underestimated · perseverance · overlooked · undersized · underdog · underdeveloped · offspring · misfit · empathy · diminutive · small fry · little guy · frail · Charlotte's Web · ugly duckling · birth order
runt of the litterpick of the litter
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giant · heavyweight · jumbo · largest · biggest
runt of the litterpick of the litter
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top dog · alpha · top · first · cream of the crop
runt of the litterpick of the litter
Best available option
cream of the crop · top dog · alpha · most · best of the bunch