Thesaurus results for LITTLE PEOPLE

little people

noun

Definition of little people

as in fairy

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Recent Examples of little people Hawthorne, who had two daughters and a son, captures how children can seem to their parents like mysterious little people beyond their control. — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Has little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The little people came out and worked well, but how was this any different from his previous appearances? — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Just as Odysseus and his men defeat the cyclops by putting out his eye, so these little people defeat the doctor by breaking his glasses. — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 22 July 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 These little people seem to like dancing and performing acrobatics. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 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 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

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Noun

In this case, that’s Haddad’s uncle Charlie (played by a bubbling Jonathan Raviv), who is technically his father’s first cousin, but is also — crucially and non-derogatorily — very much a fairy.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
But it should be based on tax projections, not procrastination or faith in the retirement account fairy.

— Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fairy

Noun

In this way, just like the elves, the aes sidhe were very clearly associated with the divine.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
For the dessert lover, this Advent calendar is filled with gourmet shortbread cookies and a decorative calendar showcasing the Walker’s shortbread elves inside.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of elf

Noun

From glittering ghosts, ghastly goblins and wicked witches to wily warlocks, fashion can inspire any Halloween transformation.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Many would rather experience nightstalkers, goblins and witches that can't escape the theater or TV screen, or zombies and werewolves that won't lunge off the pages of a book.

— Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of goblin

Noun

The last attack—or troll, to use modern parlance—has proven to be particularly popular on the car internet due to the price discrepancy between the two EVs.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
There are going to be some haters that come up, there are going to be some trolls.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 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

The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda, music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.

— Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
Accounting is not a very physical job, but tell that to the KPMG gnomes who just spent weeks lugging around gold bars in a secret Swiss cavern.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gnome

Noun

Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
For those who don’t even break a sweat in the face of danger, a bare-it-all pixie with polish.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of pixie

Noun

The women are in stupid costumes (Heather Gay is dressed as a leprechaun at one point) and yelling at one another for yet-unknown reasons.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Olyphant asked, drawing attention to a leprechaun giving Meyers the middle finger in honor of his new project, Lucky.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of leprechaun

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