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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMini-Ich
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈmɪni ɪç/
"Der kleine Junge ist ein echtes Mini-Ich seines Vaters."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, especially a child, who closely resembles another person in appearance, behavior, or attitudes, acting as a smaller version of them.
"He dressed his toddler son in a matching tuxedo, proudly introducing him as his mini-me." - 2
A smaller scale replica or copy of something, such as an object or a vehicle.
"The brand released a mini-me version of their iconic handbag for children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the character 'Mini-Me', a diminutive clone of the fictional villain Dr. Evil in the 1999 comedy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shrug Me. The term rapidly transitioned from popular culture into general English to describe anyone who closely resembles, mimics, or acts as a miniature version of another person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mini-me" is said worldwide
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sosie
Transliteration: /so.zi/
"Son fils est son exact sosie."
Mini-Ich
Transliteration: /ˈmɪni ɪç/
"Der kleine Junge ist ein echtes Mini-Ich seines Vaters."
sosia
Transliteration: /ˈsɔ.zja/
"Suo figlio è il suo perfetto sosia."
mini-yo
Transliteration: /ˈmini ˈʝo/
"El niño va vestido exactamente igual que su padre, es su mini-yo."
cópia fiel
Transliteration: /ˈkɔ.pi.a fjew/
"O garoto é uma cópia fiel do pai."
हमशक्ल
Transliteration: hamshakal
"बेटा बिल्कुल अपने पिता का हमशक्ल लगता है।"
缩小版
Transliteration: suǒ xiǎo bǎn
"这个小男孩简直是他父亲的缩小版。"
미니미
Transliteration: minimi
"그의 아들은 아빠를 쏙 빼닮은 미니미이다."
ミニ自分
Transliteration: mini jibun
"息子的は父親のミニ自分のようだ。"
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