runt
 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 time
runt of
▪ the runt of the litter
2. informal a small, unpleasant, or unimportant person
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An induced birth after thirty-six hours of false labor, the runt of a litter of twelve.
▪ He was even worse off than you were, runt.
▪ He was the runt of the family, and the last born.
▪ Most are poor quality, being deformed or runts.
▪ Ronnie was what was called a real runt, not much bigger than Petey.
▪ She was a runt no longer.
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