runt

英 [rʌnt] 美 [rʌnt]

runt (n.): c. 1500, "old or decayed tree stump," of unknown origin. Meaning extended to "small ox or cow" (1540s) and by 1610s generally to undersized animals and people. Specific American English sense of "smallest of a litter" (especially of pigs) is attested from 1841. Some see a connection to Middle Dutch runt "ox," but OED thinks this unlikely, and pronounces the word "of obscure origin." Related: Runty (1807).

4. My research owes nothing to anybody, least of all to a little runt like you.: 我的研究不归功于任何人，尤其不会归功于像你这样的小矮子。