Thumbelina

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UK/ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə/

proper noun

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

OriginDanish Tommelise →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.
  2. The main character in this story.
nounThumbelina (plural Thumbelinas)

plural Thumbelinas

  1. A variety of small, roundish carrot that does not need to be peeled.

Origin

  1. DanishTommelise
  2. EnglishThumbelina

From thumb, as a calque of Danish Tommelise, the original name created by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Translations

Arabic ثُومْبِلِينَا
  • ثُومْبِلِينَا (ṯūmbilīnā)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Bengali থাম্বেলিনা
  • থাম্বেলিনা (thambelina)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Bulgarian Палечка
  • Палечка (Palečka)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Catalan Patufeta, Polzeta
  • Patufetaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Polzetaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Ditonaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Chinese Mandarin 拇指姑娘, 小不點 /小不点
  • 拇指姑娘 (Mǔzhǐ gūniang)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • 小不點 /小不点 (Xiǎobùdiǎn)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • 花蕊姑娘 (Huāruǐ gūniang)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • 拇指公主 (Mǔzhǐ gōngzhǔ)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Danish Tommelise
  • Tommelisea thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Dutch Duimelijntje
  • Duimelijntjea thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Esperanto Fingrulino
  • Fingrulinoa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Estonian Pöial-Liisi
  • Pöial-Liisia thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Finnish Peukalo-Liisa
  • Peukalo-Liisaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
French Poucette, Petite Poucette
  • Poucettea thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Petite Poucettea thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
German Däumelinchen, Däumelieschen
  • Däumelinchena thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Däumelieschena thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Greek Τοσοδούλα
  • Τοσοδούλα (Tosodoúla)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Hebrew אֶצְבַּעוֹנִית
  • אֶצְבַּעוֹנִית (Etzba'onít)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Hungarian Hüvelyk Panna, Pöttöm Panna
  • Hüvelyk Pannaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Pöttöm Pannaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Icelandic Þumalína
  • Þumalínaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Italian Mignolina, Pollicina
  • Mignolinaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Pollicinaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Japanese 親指姫
  • 親指姫 (Oyayubi-hime)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Korean 엄지공주, 엄지 공주
  • 엄지공주 (Eomjigongju)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • 엄지 공주 (Eomji gongju)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Norwegian Tommelise
  • Tommelisea thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Polish Calineczka, Calinka
  • Calineczkaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Calinkaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Calóweczkaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Paluszkaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Odrobinkaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Dziecię elfówa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Portuguese Polegarzinha
  • Polegarzinhaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Romanian Degețica
  • Degețicaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Russian Дюймо́вочка
  • Дюймо́вочка (Djujmóvočka)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Spanish Pulgarcita, Almendrita
  • Pulgarcitaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Almendritaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Swedish Tummelisa
  • Tummelisaa thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Turkish Parmak Kız
  • Parmak Kıza thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
Ukrainian Дюймо́вочка, Палюше́нка
  • Дюймо́вочка (Djujmóvočka)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Палюше́нка (Paljušénka)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale
  • Мизи́ночка (Myzýnočka)a thumb-sized girl, the main character of a fairy tale

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Thumbelina

latinaArgentinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbena
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Cite this entry
APA

Thumbelina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thumbelina

MLA

“Thumbelina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thumbelina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thumbelina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thumbelina.

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