homunculus

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noun

1. a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
• Syn:
manikin, mannikin
• Hypernyms:
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
• Hypernyms:
person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul