TRUE DWARF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does true dwarf mean? 

• TRUE DWARF (noun)
  The noun TRUE DWARF has 1 sense:

1. an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

  Familiarity information: TRUE DWARF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUE DWARF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hypoplastic dwarf; normal dwarf; primordial dwarf; true dwarf

Hypernyms ("true dwarf" is a kind of...):

dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)