Mini-Me

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌmiː) /

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noun informal

a person who resembles a smaller or younger version of another person

a person who adopts the opinions or mannerisms of a more powerful or senior person in order to win favour, achieve promotion, etc

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Word Origin for Mini-Me

C20: after a character in the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Words nearby Mini-Me

minimally invasive, minimal pair, minimarket, minimart, minimax, Mini-Me, minimill, minimize, minimoon, minimoto, minimum

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How to use Mini-Me in a sentence

Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.
Handbags: The More You Pay, The Smaller They Shrink|Elizabeth Landers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Isaacs recently returned from the New Mexico desert after shooting interior scenes for a new TV mini-series called Dig.
After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain|Rich Goldstein|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Restaurant described latkes as “Mini hash browns,” which he thinks is why they are so universally beloved.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is smiling, a pink-striped hat on her head and a mini rainbow lollipop sticking out of her mouth.
Even Grade School Kids Are Protesting the Garner Killing Now|Caitlin Dickson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With this mini printer, you can print your favorite shots straight from your iPhone.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Taylor Swift in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet these years spent in cafés and in studios have not turned them out into the world a devil-me-care lot of dreamers.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Great fire at Eastport, Me., by which the larger portion of the business part of the town was destroyed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Desertion doesn't mean a sea of water between, it means an ocean of self-will and love-me-first between.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
For he's the soul of honor, Thyrsis; and he can't help how he feels about me-any more than I can help it.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The ball was flat at the base, and had neither hollow cup nor pin; its weight must exceed that of our Mini ball.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell