tadpole person

English

A tadpole person drawn by a four-year-old.

Etymology

The term refers to the absence of a torso that is clearly differentiated from the head or legs, which is common to real tadpoles and drawings of tadpole people.

Noun

tadpole person (plural tadpole people)

1. A primitive human figure drawn with the legs directly attached to the head, especially as drawn by small children.

   Synonym: (rare) headfooter

Translations

Translations

• Czech: hlavonožec (cs) m
• Dutch: kopvoeter (nl) m, koppoter (nl) m
• German: Kopffüßler m
• Swedish: huvudfoting c

Further reading

• tadpole person on Wikipedia.Wikipedia