tom thumb

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tom thuhm]
- /tɒm θʌm/
- /tɒm θʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tom thuhm]
- /tɒm θʌm/

Definitions of tom thumb words

noun tom thumb a diminutive hero of folk tales. 1
noun tom thumb an extremely small person; dwarf. 1
noun tom thumb General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton. 1
noun tom thumb General, stage name of Charles Stratton. 1838–83, US midget, exhibited in P. T. Barnum's circus 0
noun tom thumb a dwarf; midget 0
noun tom thumb a tiny hero of many English folk tales 0

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tom thumb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for tom thumb

noun tom thumb

homunculi — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
homunculus — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
bantam — A bantam is a breed of small chicken.
dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
dwarfling — A diminutive dwarf.

All 5 Synonyms of tom thumb