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Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim proper noun: a poor disabled boy whose death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

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Proper noun

Tiny Tim (plural Tiny Tims)

  1. A poor disabled boy whose death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
    • The crutches on the bottom look like the Tiny Tim model, while the top sports stainless steel walkers and canes and a few crutches that look like they are made from the same stuff as fancy tennis rackets and golf clubs.2006, Brendan Halpin, Long Way Back, Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, page 67
  2. (countable, historical) A United States rocket, used in World War II and the Korean War.

Forms of Tiny Tim

pluralTiny Tims

Questions about Tiny Tim

What does Tiny Tim mean?
Tiny Tim means a poor disabled boy whose death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
What part of speech is Tiny Tim?
Tiny Tim is a proper noun.

Words near Tiny Tim in the dictionary

  1. tiny hats
  2. tiny home
  3. tiny homes
  4. tiny house
  5. tiny houses
  6. Tiny Tim
  7. Tiny Tims
  8. tiny toe
  9. tiny toes
  10. tiny vetch
  11. tiny vetches

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