: a person who is notably small and often endearing
Examples of munchkin in a Sentence
“What's wrong, munchkin?” she asked the toddler.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins.—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 Handler also called out Grande’s off-screen romance with her Wicked co-star, Ethan Slater (who plays a munchkin) and congratulated her on their relationship.—Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Turba shared that the 5-year-old cat, possibly part munchkin, was once a stray with extreme food anxiety.—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 The assortment of up to 50 munchkins comes in a purple bucket with some classic Halloween characters and designs on the side.—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for munchkin
Word History
Etymology
the Munchkins, diminutive creatures in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum
Share