hop-o'-my-thumb
noun
ˌhä-pə-mə-ˈthəm 
: a very small person
Word History
Etymology
earlier hop on my thumb, imperative issued to one supposedly small enough to be held in the hand
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
hop-o'-my-thumbs
noun
as in mannikins
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mannikins
- homunculi
- bantams
- manikins
- miniatures
- Tom Thumbs
- minis
- shrimps
- scrubs
- half-pints
- midgets
- shrimp
- peewees
- diminutives
- nubbins
- runts
- pygmies
- mites
- dwarves
- pigmies
- dwarfs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- giants
- monsters
- titans
- behemoths
- whales
- mammoths
- leviathans
- colossi
- jumbos
- whoppers