thumbling

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From thumb + -ling. Compare Dutch duimeling, Middle Low German dûmelinc, gml, German Däumling. Compare also Icelandic þumlungur .

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