Edit: thank you for your comments, folks. I have my answers and appreciate you all's help.


I'm writing a story with a character with dwarfism, but fantasy-style dwarves already exist in this world so I'd like another word for her.

I may change it though because idk much about dwarfism and don't wanna risk her falling into any disrespectful stereotypes I'm not aware of.

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[–] 5 points 4 days ago

Depends where you are. In America, yes. The term is associated with freak shows and traveling circuses. Nowadays, both 'little person' and 'dwarf' are acceptable terms, although they might not necessarily fit within your story if you want to avoid modern-sounding language/terms that already apply to another species in your story.

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