moroiti
1. (modifier) small.
Kātahi te wahine rā ka here i a ia ki te timuri o te whare, me te awhi tonu i tana tamaiti moroiti ki tōna uma, ki reira wiri ai rāua i te makariri (TWMNT 21/6/1899:16). / Then that woman tied herself to the chimney of the house, while holding her infant to her breast, and there they remained shivering from the cold.
See also meroiti
2. (noun) micro-organism, microbe.
He rauropi tino ririki te moroiti, kāore e kitea e te karu tangata, mā te karu whārahi kē e kitea ai (RP 2009:292). / A micro-organism is an extremely small organism that cannot be seen by the naked eye, but is visible under a microscope (RP 2009:292).
