Definition of Runt

the smallest animal of a litter

Examples of Runt in a sentence

The runt was the smallest, weakest, and cutest of the entire poodle puppy litter.  🔊

You can usually detect the runt of the litter by its size because it is the tiniest of all.  🔊

Her weak, undersized white kitten was the runt of the litter.  🔊

As the smallest puppy of the litter, the runt was having trouble nursing from its mother.  🔊

One of six siblings, she was the tiny runt and the last to be adopted.  🔊

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