tom thumb

English Thesaurus

1. a very small person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	small person,
definition	:	a person of below average size (noun.person)

2. an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	imaginary being, imaginary creature,
definition	:	a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction (noun.person)