n. [ Gr. na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme. ] The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Onan (Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F. onanisme. ] Self-pollution; masturbation. [ 1913 Webster ]