| NOUN | person | homunculus, manikin, mannikin | a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal |
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| person | homunculus | a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell |
| Meaning | A person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal. | |
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| Synonyms | manikin, mannikin | |
| Broader | small person | A person of below average size |
| Meaning | A tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell. | |
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| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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