homunculus

Noun

1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
   • Synonyms
     • manikin
     • mannikin
   • Less specific
     • small person
2. a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
   • Less specific
     • person
     • individual
     • someone
     • somebody
     • mortal
     • soul

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