Runt
It means 'stunted' as in the smallest and weakest young animal in a litter
We don't know. It does not say in the books.
The word 'runt' is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for the smallest, weakest animal of a litter; a word for a thing.
A litter with one puppy.
The smallest component of a word that has a semantic meaning is called a morpheme. Morphemes can be words or parts of words that carry meaning, such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
The smallest puppy in a litter is called the runt of the litter.
Morpheme
Not usually.
The runt of the litter
A barling is the smallest pig in a litter.
drivel, piffle, bunkum refuse, litter, scraps
Yes, a phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language. Changing a phoneme can result in a different word or meaning.