Meaning
A very small person or being.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Irish [Term?]bor.? English Lilliput Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English lilliputian From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Brobdingnagian
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: