0 in stories for children, a creature like a little man with magical powers: --
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1 very small: --
2 If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison: --
This new crisis may well dwarf most that have gone before.
The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.
3 a person who is much smaller than the usual size, or (in stories for children) a creature like a little man, esp. one having magical powers --
4 any of a group of stars that, compared to other stars, are not very large or bright, including the sun --
5 to make something seem small by comparison: --