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A fairy-tale character who is the size of a person's thumb; the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A type of diminutive simple firecracker that explodes to give a loud noise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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a very small person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: small person
an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: imaginary being, imaginary creature
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Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
Klein Duimpie
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Arabic:
عُقْلَة الإِصْبَعِ
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Aragonese:
Pulgaret
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Belarusian:
Хло́пчык як па́льчык
(Xlópčyk jak pálʹčyk)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Belarusian:
Мало́е Пальчанё́
(Malóje Palʹčanjó)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Breton:
Meudig
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Bulgarian:
Малечко Палечко
(Malečko Palečko)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Catalan:
Polzet
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Czech:
Paleček
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Dutch:
Klein Duimpje
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Erzya:
Пелькине
(Peľkine)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Esperanto:
Dikfingrulo
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Finnish:
Peukaloinen
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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French:
Tom Pouce
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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French:
Petit Poucet
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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West-Frisian:
Tomke
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Galician:
Polgariño
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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German:
Däumling
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Greek:
Κοντορεβιθούλης
(Kontorevithoúlis)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Hungarian:
Hüvelyk Matyi
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Hungarian:
Babszem Jankó
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Italian:
Pollicino
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Japanese:
親指トム
(oyayubi Tomu)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Kazakh:
Шынашақ
(Şynaşaq)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Persian:
تام انگشتی
(tâm angošti)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Persian:
تام بندانگشتی
(tâm bandângošti)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Polish:
Tomcio Paluch
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Polish:
Paluszek
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Portuguese:
Polegarzinho
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Portuguese:
Pequeno Polegar
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Romanian:
Tom Degețel
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Russian:
Ма́льчик-с-па́льчик
(Málʹčik-s-pálʹčik)
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Spanish:
Pulgarcito
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Swedish:
Tummeliten
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
erkenek
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
erkecel
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
erkecey
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
ernek
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
irkenek
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Turkish:
irkeyel
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
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Welsh:
Bawd Bach
— the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
