munchkin

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmʌnʃkɪn/    美 /ˈmʌnt͡ʃkɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A child. informal
    — Picture this: your child begins his first day of group childcare, and he is suddenly surrounded by other munchkins his age […]
  2. A person of very short stature. informal
    — It'll also have a keyboard configured for a munchkin (...)
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Munchkin (“domestic cat breed”). alt-of
  4. A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.
    — Doesn't anybody recognize humor anymore, or have our faces gone completely stiff from thinking about good vs. evil or character balance or munchkin-zapping?
  5. Synonym of donut hole (“ball-shaped pastry”). informal,slang
  6. A pet name one used for someone considered adorable, such as a pet, child, or a romantic partner. informal

词形变化

munchkins plural

词汇关系

衍生词
munchkinism

词源

Coined by American author L. Frank Baum in 1900 in his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Perhaps reflective of German Mensch or munch + -kin. Compare Low German Menschken and Low German Minschken.
Sense 5 (“donut hole”) is a genericization of the Dunkin' trademark "Munchkins".
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