microcephalic

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adjective

Having an abnormally small head.

Similar
microcephalousnanocephalic
OriginFrench microcéphalique ← Ancient Greek μικρός →
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Meanings

adjectivemicrocephalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving an abnormally small head.
nounmicrocephalic (plural microcephalics)

plural microcephalics

  1. A person with an abnormally small head.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Similar
microcephalousnanocephalic
Also see
microcephalousnanocephalic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμικρός“small”
  2. Frenchmicrocéphalique
  3. Englishmicrocephalic

From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

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Translations

Catalan microcèfal
  • microcèfalhaving a small head
Finnish pienipäinen
  • pienipäinenhaving a small head
French microcéphale
  • microcéphalehaving a small head
Italian microcefalico
  • microcefalicohaving a small head
Portuguese microcéfalo
  • microcéfalohaving a small head
Romanian microcefal
  • microcefalhaving a small head
Spanish microcéfalo
  • microcéfalohaving a small head
Tagalog mik-uluhin, mikuluhin
  • mik-uluhinhaving a small head
  • mikuluhinhaving a small head
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APA

microcephalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephalic

MLA

“microcephalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephalic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcephalic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephalic.

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