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Thumbelina
thuhm-buh-LEE-nuh
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The main character of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a girl no bigger than a thumb.
"The film adaptation of Thumbelina came out in the 1990s."
How to Use Thumbelina
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe tiny fairy-tale heroine created by Hans Christian Andersen.
Word Forms
Thumbelinas plural
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Etymology
From "thumb," as an English version of the original Danish name Tommelise, coined by Hans Christian Andersen.