smallfolk
English edit
Etymology edit
From small (adjective) + folk.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsmɔːlfəʊk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsmɔlˌfoʊk/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsmɑlˌfoʊk/
- Hyphenation: small‧folk
Noun edit
smallfolk pl (plural only)
- (fantasy, mythology) Small humanoid creatures, such as gnomes and halflings.
- Synonyms: little folk, little people, small people
Translations edit
small 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
