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munchkin

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munchkin /ˈmʌntʃˌkɪn/ noun
plural munchkins
munchkin
/ˈmʌntʃˌkɪn/
noun
plural munchkins
Britannica Dictionary definition of MUNCHKIN
[count] US, informal
: a child or small person
◊ The original Munchkins were a race of small people in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum. The 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz was based on this book.