Tiny Tim

proper noun

A poor disabled boy whose death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

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Meanings

proper nounTiny Tim (plural Tiny Tims)

plural Tiny Tims

  1. A poor disabled boy whose death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

    The crutches on the bottom look like the Tiny Tim model, while the top sports stainless steel walkers and canes and a few crutches that look like they are made from the same stuff as fancy tennis rackets and golf clubs.

    2006, Brendan Halpin, Long Way Back, Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, page 67
  2. countablehistoricalgovernmentA United States rocket, used in World War II and the Korean War.
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APA

Tiny Tim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiny%20Tim

MLA

“Tiny Tim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiny%20Tim. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tiny Tim,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiny%20Tim.

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