munchkin
a small person, especially one who is dwarfish or elfin in appearance.
Informal. a child: The munchkins enjoyed holding and feeding the animals in the petting zoo.
Origin of munchkin
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How to use munchkin in a sentence
But I was able to reach Duccini, who at 94 is the oldest munchkin from The Wizard of Oz.
Meet Ruth Duccini, a Munchkin From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ | Ramin Setoodeh | March 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was only 20 when she filmed her role as a member of munchkin Village.
Meet Ruth Duccini, a Munchkin From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ | Ramin Setoodeh | March 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it is surely not too late, even now, to do this, for the girl must still be33 living in the munchkin Country.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank BaumOzma offered to take them all in the Red Wagon to a place as near to the great munchkin forest as189 a wagon could get.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank BaumIt had the head of a young man—evidently a munchkin—with a pleasant face and hair neatly combed.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum
Do you remember loving a pretty munchkin girl named Nimmie Amee?
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank BaumHe wore a blue munchkin hat, with pointed crown and broad brim, and big spectacles covered his eyes.
The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum
British Dictionary definitions for munchkin
/ (ˈmʌntʃkɪn) /
informal, mainly US an undersized person or a child, esp an appealing one
a breed of medium-sized cat with short legs
Origin of munchkin
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