homunculus

Noun

Meaning

A little man; a dwarf; a manikin.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

manikin mannikin bantam elf goblin midge gnome runt small form model shrimp pygmy midget peewee
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Antonyms

titan brainiac long jumbo savant BIG
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Related terms

homo homunculine

Phrases with the word

cortical homunculus

Derivatives

homunculi

Examples

Hoping to keep Firedrake safely out of it, Ben lies to him about the mission’s real purpose as he, Barnabas, homunculus Twigleg, aviator-rat Lola Graytail, and troll Hothbrodd set out on their dangerous journey. Source: Internet

You carefully take a picture of yourself, line up the Gamepad just right, snap it, and then the Wii U assembles this awful homunculus that looks nothing like you. Source: Internet

Uryu can handle Envy, but he can he handle another homunculus by the name of Wrath? Source: Internet

The illustration was originally termed "Penfield's Homunculus", homunculus meaning little man. Source: Internet

Father extracted what he viewed as flaws in himself and concentrated them into physical bodies that would become his children ~ otherwise known as the homunculus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

homuncule homunculi homunculine homunculus argument homy Homyel