munchkin
Plural: munchkins
Noun
- A small, friendly person, often from a fictional world.
- A child.
- A person of very short stature.
- Alternative form of Munchkin (“domestic cat breed”).
- A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
- Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”) (genericization of the Dunkin' trademark "Munchkins")
- A pet name one uses for something adorable like a pet, child, or a romantic partner
Examples
- He played MUNCHKIN, a surprisingly high-scoring word for such a diminutive creature.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by American author L. Frank Baum in 1900 in his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Perhaps reflective of German Mensch or munch + -kin. Compare Low German Menschken and Low German Minschken
Synonyms
child, donut hole, dwarf, lilliputian, pygmy, tiddler
Scrabble Score: 19
munchkin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmunchkin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
munchkin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
munchkin: valid Words With Friends Word