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Tom Thumb

American  

noun

  1. a diminutive hero of folk tales.

  2. an extremely small person; dwarf.

  3. General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton.

Tom Thumb British  

noun

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

  2. a dwarf; midget

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Tom Thumb Cultural  

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

Etymology

Origin of Tom Thumb

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

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