(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.

a diminutive person, esp. a child.

a mischievous person, esp. a child.

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giant

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brownie , elfin , fairy , fay , leprechaun , nisse , pixie , dwarf , gnome , goblin , gremlin , hob , imp , kobold , ouphe , peri , pixy , puck , sprite , urchin