WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tom′ Thumb′, 
    1. a diminutive hero of folk tales.
    2. an extremely small person;
      dwarf.
    3. General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Tom Thumb
  1. General, stage name of Charles Stratton. 1838–83, US person of restricted growth, exhibited in P. T. Barnum's circus
  2. a dwarf variety of a plant
Etymology: after Tom Thumb, the tiny hero of several English folk tales
'Tom Thumb' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Stratton

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