English to Irish Meaning of runt - runt

Runt :

runt

noun

Runt :: runtRunts :: runtsRunty :: runty

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Definitions of runt in English

Noun(1) disparaging terms for small people

Examples of runt in English

(1) He had been the runt , and the animal shelter was only barely able to save him.(2) The runt of the Kennedy litter, he was too small to be a football player and far from a good student.(3) As one of his friends once quipped, he may have been the runt of the litter of three brothers, yet with all his charm and humour, he was ├ö├ç├┐the best argument against eugenics we have├ö├ç├û.(4) Our springer-pointer Dolly popped them out six weeks ago, and you couldn't pick a runt among them.(5) If it was the runt of the litter I imagine the hamster would be bigger than that - say three or four inches.(6) She said: ├ö├ç├┐She was a runt and my husband saved her and brought her home in September.├ö├ç├û(7) In a set of three, stronger siblings often force the runt of a litter to die of starvation within its first year.(8) He's very small, owing to the fact that he was the runt of the litter; he doesn't seem to care too much about his size though.(9) She will not have any puppies, as her birth did not allow for her to; she was the runt of the litter.(10) She's survived this far being the runt and all four lambs are always bouncing around the field, but falling asleep in the rain is not a good portent, especially after Blackie dying soon after falling asleep in the rain.(11) Only one brother remained - Henry's youngest son John, unkindly described by historians as the runt of the Angevin litter, whom Henry had only entrusted with the lordship of Ireland, still a frontier land in the Angevin territories.(12) Growing up in the projects of East Boston, he was the runt of a litter of eight children, all born within a span of 12 years.(13) A local veterinarian confirmed that Dalmatians often have a litter average of 12, though she said it was unusual for a whole litter to survive and that usually the mother would leave the runt of the litter to die.(14) Do not choose the runt of the litter or that cute frail baby.(15) Even the runt of Wimbledon FC, plummeting headlong from former heights, still manages to be playing in League One next season.(16) He was weak, the runt of his litter, and yipped whenever someone got too close to him.

(1) runny nose ::

srón silidh

Synonyms

Noun

1. shrimp ::

shrimp

2. peewee ::

peewee

3. half-pint ::

leath-pionta

Antonyms

1. colossus ::

colossus

2. giant ::

fathach

3. jumbo ::

jumbo

4. leviathan ::

Leviathan

5. mammoth ::

mammoth

6. monster ::

ollphéist

7. titan ::

titan

Different Forms

runt, runts, runty

Word Example from TV Shows

The RUNT of the litter. That one's yours, Snow.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 1

He was always the RUNT of the litter.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 7

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