lil·li·put I. \ˈlilə̇(ˌ)pət, -lē(ˌ)-\adjective Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: from Lilliput, imaginary country in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) inhabited by people six inches high : lilliputian 2 < these lilliput frogs — John Burroughs > II. noun (-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized : lilliputian 2 < would the Arabs show much respect for lilliputs when they seem ready to challenge giants — Hal Lehrman >