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Pretty much every minority group has words for people outside said minority group. For example: Gay & Trans people call outsiders "Cishet" (short for cisgender & hetersexual), Asexual people call outsiders "Allosexual," intersex people call outsiders "Dyadic," people of the Jewish faith call outsiders the "Goyim" or a "Gentile," Native Hawaiians calls outsiders "Haole," etc.

But I couldn't find one for people who are not little. The Little People of America website often refers to non-little people as "people of average stature" which is kind of a mouth full. Since my search didn't turn anything up, I thought maybe there isn't an official word for a non-little person but there could be a slang term little people use privately. That's not exactly what I'm looking for. So I came to this website to see if there is an official English word that little people use for non-little people and the "average stature" world in general.

If you don't know the answer directly, any helpful links would also be greatly appreciated.

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    I don’t think there is, no. If there were, I’d also rely on advocacy groups, as you have, and since that was a dead end (rather, a mouthful, as you say), I don’t hold out much hope. It may be that little people amongst themselves have a word for the “bigs”, but I suspect that, if they do, it’s not a word you’d want to use outside that context.
    – Dan Bron
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    I think it's quite common for "out-groups" (recognisably different people who might wish to primarily associate with their own "kind") to refer to those who aren't in their group as normals / normies. To my mind the term is at least slightly disparaging, when used in this way - which might explain why the gay community promoted straight over normal/ie.
    – FumbleFingers
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    From the full OED: normie colloquial (originally U.S.). A conventional or ordinary person, typically as contrasted with members of a specified group or subculture; spec. an able-bodied person as contrasted with disabled people. I wouldn't want to say dwarves are "disabled", but I'm sure they'd count as typical "members of a specified group or subculture" for the purposes of that definition. I very much doubt there could be an "official" word for "normal people", because using any such term would be incredibly socially divisive.
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    Not calling the quest racist, but. There is the strong possibility that the treasure is a slur, as any label for those guys is likely less than loving. For example, Jews can claim that goyim literally means "nations," yet we are not so blind as not to see we also use it for them! -- dismissive if not actually rude or negative. I'm also thinking of Honkie, Gringo, and Muggles.
    – Yosef Baskin
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    Maybe you can use any appropriate word but the first time you use it add a brief description. For instance “He was a regular person of full stature” and then just use the word ‘regular’ in future instances. Also, I’m not suggesting you use the word ‘regular’, that’s just a placeholder for the example because I can’t think of a more appropriate one right now.
    – Cass Lopez
    Commented Jul 6, 2021 at 21:45

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The FAQ on Little People of Ontario uses 'Average-Sized People' which is a lot less of a mouthful, as does the LPA Spokeswoman in this ABC article it's also used in the LPA Bylaws. So I think it's fair to say it's a well-accepted term in the community.

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The terms usually preferred by people with this condition are "short-statured" or "little person" rather than "​dwarf."

From Verywell Health.com The Most Commom Types of Dwarfism

Although there are other developmental aspects, usually, regarding such conditions, it is true that shortness of stature is the most apparent and the above article uses the term 'short-statured' to embrace all the common forms.

I would suggest, therefore, that 'fully-statured' would be a good description of persons not in the above category.

Perhaps 'over-statured' might be appropriate for the opposite condition.

The Ngram for 'full stature' shows moderate usage but the term 'fully-statured' is not represented at all (yet).

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EDIT after Comment : I have, as suggested, added 'full-statured' to the NGram and obtained some (very small) response for it.

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