little people

noun

Definition of little peoplenext
as in fairy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
  1. elf
  2. goblin
  3. troll
  4. faerie
  5. gnome
  6. pixie
  7. leprechaun
  8. dwarf
Noun
  • Even with those issues, Rock still managed to sell the first main sketch of the night, about a Christmas mall elf giving parents the uncomfortable choice between a white Santa (James Austin Johnson) and a Black Santa (Devon Walker) for their kids.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Although the elves will be on display 24 hours a day, they will only be animated at the following times: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of elf
Noun
  • Across spending categories, ghouls and goblins will spend the most holiday funds on candy, with total spending expected to reach $3.5 billion.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival More than 20 frightfully fun hot air balloons will serve as trick-or-treat stations for little ghouls and goblins.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of goblin
Noun
  • There are dragons and trolls in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, along with important swords and a race of long-lived elflike people called the Sithi, but Williams subverts the usual tropes.
    Sarah Jones, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Microsoft’s Tay in 2016 is a prime example of chatbot training gone awry — within 24 hours of its launch, internet trolls manipulated Tay into spouting offensive language.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of troll
Noun
  • The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of faerie
Noun
  • Offbeat sports gifts: Interest in The Masters annual garden gnome continues to grow — the only item in the official Masters gift shop to carry a purchase limit.
    Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The hapless Wallace and his wily hound Gromit cross paths with an errant gnome in Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of gnome
Noun
  • The 30-year-old hasn’t directly spoken about coming out, but has posted several photos showing off their new look, recently chopping off their previously shoulder length hair into a pixie cut.
    Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Fellow singer Tyla dug deeper into the actress’ past and donned her own pixie cut to become Berry as Sharon Stone from 1994’s The Flintstones.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of pixie
Noun
  • American Indians believed in supernatural beings — forest dwellers — who lived in caves, not unlike the Irish leprechauns.
    Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Party like a leprechaun, see a 90s’ cult classic in theaters again, gain a deeper understanding of sports, go ice skating, attend a country music queen’s concert, discuss the cases of the World’s Greatest Literary Detective, or honor our nation’s heroes.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of leprechaun
Noun
  • Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
Definition of dwarf
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