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Klein

/klaɪn/

Rhymes with -aɪn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Klein.

proper noun

A surname from German, equivalent to English Small. “I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement.
Similar: Kline

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nadel, clive, mackenzie, small, clean, lightfoot, kline, clay, kle, wesch, minuscule, minute, tiny, little, diminutive, miniature

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@misc{klein_2026,
  title = {Klein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/klein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}