little people

noun

Definition of little peoplenext
as in fairy

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Recent Examples of little people But that goes to show how little people knew about the 3-point contest then. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 These little people seem to like dancing and performing acrobatics. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Three little people’s romantic quandaries are indeed inextricable from the crazy world. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026 And a scene depicting a barroom brawl among little people, interrupted by similarly diminutive cops and paramedics, feels like it could have been devised by Buñuel. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Richards had made disparaging comments about women’s bodies and out-of-bounds discourse on Jewish and Asian people as well as little people and the mentally disabled. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 The picture represented every second of invisible labor that pulled me away from the little people who mattered most to me, all the work that stole my ability to be present in those moments and remember them, too. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 The diagnosis also deepened her connection to the little people community, particularly among fellow artists with dwarfism. — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026 Family-friendly With babysitters available upon request, flocks of sheep to be inspected, and eggs to be collected from the chicken coup, little people (especially the sooty, city rats), will be in rural rapture. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
  1. fairy
  2. elf
  3. goblin
  4. troll
  5. faerie
  6. gnome
  7. pixie
  8. leprechaun
Noun
  • Indulge in a little whimsy with this manicure that’s fit for a garden fairy.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • Meander through a lush, fairy-worthy tapestry of ivy and narrow pathways forged throughout the B&B's history.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
Definition of fairy
Noun
  • Ferrell starred as Buddy in the 2003 Christmas classic, which focused on a human adopted by elves and raised as an elf in the North Pole until one day, as an adult, discovering his true identity.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • At the end of 2005-2006, a whole host of elves got arrested and were sent to prison.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of elf
Noun
  • Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
  • Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of goblin
Noun
  • Every fan base has idiots and every popular athlete attracts trolls.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Had the trolls toiling in the darkest tunnels of the internet shown up at her actual doorstep?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of troll
Noun
  • Maeve learns that the legends she was raised on — stories of faeries, kelpies and seelies — are actually true.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • The plays are set in locations as varied as courts, forests, battlefields, and even the realm of faerie.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of faerie
Noun
  • Lawn Ornaments Too many lawn ornaments, such as gnomes, fairies, dolls, or flamingos, read as tacky to Emily Roose, the founder of Emily Roose Interiors.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of gnome
Noun
  • Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
    — Genesis Rivas, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Teyana Taylor Teyana Taylor once again departed from her curly pixie cut, styling straight extensions in its place.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of pixie
Noun
  • Schreiber starred on the big screen in 2018's Den of Thieves and memorably played the feisty leprechaun Mad Sweeney on Starz's American Gods.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
  • According to the History Channel, one legend claims wearing green makes a person invisible to leprechauns — red-bearded fairies that would pinch people who weren’t wearing the color.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of leprechaun

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