Definition of midgets:
(n) :
(derogatory, offensive) A short person.
(n) :
(sometimes derogatory) A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
(n) :
(attributively, derogatory) Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
(n) :
(chiefly Canada, US, now rare) Alternative form of midge (“small fly”) [Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.]