English Explanatory Dictionary

thumbling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tiny, thumb-sized person; manikin
  2. Anything small, comparable to the size of a human thumb

Word forms

thumbling thumblings

Etymology

From thumb + -ling. Compare Dutch duimeling, Middle Low German dûmelinc, dûmelink, German Däumling. Compare also Icelandic þumlungur (“thumb; inch”) (measurement).

Related words

Tom Thumb
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