Home › Words › T › thumbelinathumbelina/ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə/thumbelina means A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thumbelina ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.thumbelina is pronounced /ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə/.EtymologyFrom thumb, as a calque of Danish Tommelise, the original name created by Hans Christian Andersen.nameA fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.The main character in this story.nounA variety of small, roundish carrot that does not need to be peeled.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).