Tom Thumb
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Tom Thumb
proper noun
- A fairy-tale character who is the size of a person's thumb; the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.
noun Tom Thumbs
- Any of various low-growing wild plants, including meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratense) and some species of trefoil. How heavily they were treading on the orange and yellow faces of the Tom Thumbs scattered over the short green grass.
- A type of diminutive simple firecracker that explodes to give a loud noise.
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name the thumb-sized hero of a fairy tale
| Español | Pulgarcito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 親指トム oyayubi Tomu |
| Português | Polegarzinho, Pequeno Polegar |
| Français | Tom Pouce, Petit Poucet |
| Deutsch | Däumling |
| Italiano | Pollicino |
| Ελληνικά | Κοντορεβιθούλης Kontorevithoúlis |
| Română | Tom Degețel |
| Русский | Ма́льчик-с-па́льчик Málʹčik-s-pálʹčik |
| العربية | عُقْلَة الإِصْبَعِ |
Talk about this word "Tom Thumb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tom%20thumb. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Tom Thumb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tom%20thumb "Tom Thumb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tom%20thumb.
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@misc{tom_thumb_2026,
title = {Tom Thumb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tom%20thumb},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
