dwarf

nouns

a person who is markedly small

dwarf, midget, nanus

a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

dwarf, gnome

a plant or animal that is atypically small

dwarf

is a type of (narrower)

a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

make appear small by comparison

"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

dwarf, overshadow, shadow

check the growth of

"the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"

dwarf

is a type of (narrower)

check the growth or development of

"You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"