runts

Smallest litter members

Runts is the plural of runt—the smallest or weakest animal in a litter, particularly of pigs: The runt of the litter rarely survives without special care.

Extended to people, runt is a disparaging term for someone notably small or undersized: The runts always got picked last for basketball.

undersized

smallest

Least in dimension

underdeveloped · stunted · puny · diminutive · pint-sized · scrawny · slight · miniature · petite · undersized

litters

piglets

Young swine offspring

pups · cubs · newborns · nursing · weaning · suckling · weakling · rejected · motherless · bottle-fed

underdogs

underestimated

Misjudged as inferior

dark horse · survivor · overcomer · scrapper · fighter · late bloomer · unlikely hero · resilient · tenacious · determined

candy

Nestle

Swiss food conglomerate

colorful · pellets · assorted · tangy · candy shell · fruity · bite-sized · sugar · confection · treats

Categories
Opposites
size

runtsgiants

Beings of immense stature

behemoths · leviathans · whoppers · titans · bruisers

vitality/thriving

runtspick of the litter

Best available option

thrivers · strongest · cream of the crop · fittest · survivors

status/dominance

runtsalpha

First Greek letter

top dogs · champions · kingpins · bosses · frontrunners

Phrases
Family

runt, runty, runtish, runtiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G