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/
- (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: Oxford University Press, December 2023.
Further reading
[edit]
little people (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
