the runt of the litter

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• the runt of the litter — the smallest and weakest in a group of animal siblings born at the same time    When it comes to mathematics, I am the runt of the litter. My scores on math tests are very low …   English idioms

• the pick of the litter — the best pup/kitten/cub of the litter, (compare) the runt of the litter    In the Bentley family, Max was the pick of the litter. At least he was the best hockey player …   English idioms

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• pick of the litter — noun The best person or item in a group. Of the books I read this summer, A Tale of Two Cities was the pick of the litter. Syn: best of the bunch Ant: runt …   Wiktionary

• runt — [rʌnt] n [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 time runt of ▪ the runt of the litter 2.) informal a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• Runt — In a group of animals (usually a litter of animals born in multiple births), a runt is a member which is smaller and/or weaker than the others. [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi bin/omd?runt] . Due to its small size, a runt in a litter faces some… …   Wikipedia

• runt — [[t]rʌ̱nt[/t]] runts 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The runt of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the smallest and weakest of them. Animals reject the runt of the litter. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) You call a small person a… …   English dictionary

• Litter (animal) — For other meanings of litter, see Litter (disambiguation). A litter is the offspring at one birth of animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents. The word is most often used for the offspring of mammals, but can be used for… …   Wikipedia