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Definitions for Homunculus
[1] an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
[2] a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon.
[3] a diminutive human being.
[4] the human fetus.
[5] a miniature man; midget
[6] (in early biological theory) a fully-formed miniature human being existing in a spermatozoon or egg
Words related to Homunculus
gnome, pygmy, midget, bantam, runt, Lilliputian, manikin, midge, punk, half-pint, peewee, shrimp
Words nearby Homunculus
homozygosity, homozygote, homozygous, homozygous by descent, homs, homunculus, homy, homyel', hon, hon., hon. sec.
Origin of Homunculus
1650–60; < Latin, equivalent to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus -cule1
Other words from Homunculus
ho·mun·cu·lar , adjective
Word origin for Homunculus
C17: from Latin, diminutive of homo man
Synonyms for Homunculus
gnome, pygmy, Lilliputian, bantam, manikin, midge, runt, homuncule, little person