noun
- plural of runt; the smallest or weakest animals in a litter, especially pigs
- small or undersized people or things
Usage: informal; sometimes derogatory
Examples
- The farmer separated the runts from the rest of the piglets.
- These runts will need extra care and feeding to survive.
- The runts of the litter were adopted by families with small children.
- Don’t call them runts just because they’re shorter than average.
- The basketball team was made up of runts compared to their opponents.
- Even the runts in this breed can grow to be quite large.