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homunculus

/hoʊ'məŋkjələs/

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noun
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
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manikin mannikin

type of:
small person
noun
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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type of:
mortal person individual somebody someone soul

Definition that contains homunculus

theory of preformation a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
preformation a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell