Usage Note
Nabot is a pejorative and offensive term for a very short person; it should be used with care and is generally only encountered in older literary texts or to signal a character's rudeness. The final -t is silent. The neutral, respectful term for a person of short stature is une personne de petite taille. The feminine form is nabote.
Examples
"Le nabot du conte faisait peur aux enfants."
Natural Translation
The dwarf in the tale frightened the children.
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