: a person who is notably small and often endearing
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“What's wrong, munchkin?” she asked the toddler.
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Gender is often ambiguous—or beside the point—with getups ranging from church lady to dance-hall tart to BDSM munchkin.—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—Stacey Zable, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Look at this adorable little angel munchkin.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s musical Wicked explainer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon went viral last year — and now, there’s a version for the munchkins in your life too.—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for munchkin
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Etymology
the Munchkins, diminutive creatures in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum