Moomin
/ˈmuːmɪn/noun
In the children's tales of Tove Jansson: a member of a race of small, shy, fat, hibernating creatures inhabiting the forests of Finland.
Origin
1950s. From Swedish Mumin- in Mumintroll, coined by the Finnish writer Tove Jansson, writing in Swedish, and first translated into English by Elizabeth Portch in Finn Family Moomintroll; goes to Finnish muumi.
- tomfool
- tomfoolery
- Tomis
- tomme
- Tommie Atkins
- Tommy
- Tommy Atkins
- tommy bar
- tommy gun
- tommy-gunner
- Tommy John surgery
- tommyrot
- tommy rough
- tommy ruff
- tommy ruffe
- tomogram
- tomographic
- tomographically
- tomography
- tomorrow
- tomorrow is another day
- tomorrow morning (or afternoon etc.)
- tomorrow week
- tomoz
- tompion