Tom Thumb

noun

1. a diminutive hero of folk tales.

2. an extremely small person; dwarf.

3. General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton.

Tom Thumb

noun

1. General, stage name of Charles Stratton. 1838–83, US midget, exhibited in P. T. Barnum's circus

2. a dwarf; midget

Tom Thumb

1. A thumb-sized hero of children's stories from the sixteenth century on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tom Thumb¹

after Tom Thumb, the tiny hero of several English folk tales

Related Words

• gnome 
• goblin 
• gremlin 
• hobgoblin 
• troll