runt
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++runt /rʌnt/ noun [countable] 1 HBAthe smallest and least developed baby animal of a group born at the same time 〔一胎中〕最弱小的动物幼崽runt of the runt of the litter 一窝中最弱小的幼崽2. informalWEAK a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person 矮小[讨厌，无足轻重]的人
Examples from the Corpus
runt• She was a runt no longer.• Most are poor quality, being deformed or runts.• Ronnie was what was called a real runt, not much bigger than Petey.• An induced birth after thirty-six hours of false labor, the runt of a litter of twelve.• He was the runt of the family, and the last born.• He was even worse off than you were, runt.Origin runt (1500-1600) Perhaps from Dutch rund “cow, small ox”runt nounChinese
Corpus a of animal least the and baby smallest developed born group
runt
runt /rʌnt/
noun [countable]
runt of
the runt of the litter
2. informal a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person
runt /rʌnt/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from Dutch rund __cow, small ox__
1. the smallest and least developed baby animal of a group born at the same timeOrigin: Perhaps from Dutch rund __cow, small ox__
runt of
2. informal a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person