mini-me

UK/ˈmɪnimiː/

noun

A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.

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Meanings

nounmini-me (plural mini-mes)

plural mini-mes

  1. humorousA person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.

    Now Boris Yeltsin Has His Own 'Mini-Me'.

    1999, Tony Karon, Time, (headline), 9 Aug 1999
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    One motive for procreating is to 'reproduce yourself'—to create a 'mini-me'.

    2005, Sue Richardson, Margot R. Prior, No Time to Lose: The Wellbeing of Australia's Children, →ISBN, page 71

    The latest in the production line of ruthless royal officials, Edward Belknap was cut from Dudley's cloth, a ‘mini-me’ of the most obnoxious variety.

    2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 324

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

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APA

mini-me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-me

MLA

“mini-me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-me. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mini-me,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-me.

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