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Young humans being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
Plural for a pest, typically a minute arachnid
“At least 100 million people around the world are affected by allergies linked to the dust mite.”
Plural for an undersized or stunted plant, animal or person
“Edward was a mere mite of a boy, so that the taws reached down to his legs, and smote him there.”
Plural for a very small or insignificant amount
“Cut in slices, dip them in a batter made of one well-beaten egg, one tablespoonful of flour, a mite of salt, and one-half cupful of milk.”
Plural for a very small or inadequate amount of money
“He was brought to such a sense of his poverty, as to find he had not a mite to buy with.”
Plural for a small hard particle of a substance, such as salt or sand
Plural for a very small patch of colour or light
Plural for a small insect
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