Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tom_thumb

2 senses of tom thumb

Sense 1
Tom Thumb -- (an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb)
       INSTANCE OF=> imaginary being, imaginary creature -- (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)

Sense 2
Tom Thumb -- (a very small person)
       => small person -- (a person of below average size)