smallfolk

English

WOTD – 4 February 2024

Etymology

From small (adjective) +‎ folk.[1]

Pronunciation

(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

smallfolk pl (plural only)

(fantasy, mythology) Small humanoid creatures, such as gnomes and halflings.
Synonyms: little folk, little people, small people

Translations

small humanoid creatures — see little person

References

“small folk, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2023.

Further reading

little people (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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