smallfolk
English
editEtymology
editFrom small (adjective) folk.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsmɔlˌfoʊk/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsmɑlˌfoʊk/
- Hyphenation: small‧folk
Noun
editsmallfolk pl (plural only)
- (fantasy, mythology) Small humanoid creatures, such as gnomes and halflings.
- Synonyms: little folk, little people, small people
Translations
editsmall humanoid creatures — see little person
References
edit- ^ “small folk, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2023.
Further reading
edit- little people (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia