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单词 hop-o'-my-thumbs
释义

hop-o'-my-thumb

noun

ˌhä-pə-mə-ˈthəm How to pronounce hop-o'-my-thumb (audio)
: 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

plural of hop-o'-my-thumb
as in mannikins

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • 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
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