smallfolk

English

WOTD – 4 February 2024

Etymology

From small (adjective) +‎ folk.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔlˌfoʊk/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈsmɑlˌfoʊk/
• Hyphenation: small‧folk

Noun

smallfolk pl (plural only)

1. (fantasy, mythology) Small humanoid creatures, such as gnomes and halflings.

   Synonyms: little folk, little people, small people

Translations

small humanoid creatures — see little person

Further reading

• little people (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia