Meaning

4 senses
  1. A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.

  2. (humorous)One of the supposed extraterrestrial occupants of a UFO.

    kleines grünes Männchen, grünes Männchen

    зелёный челове́чекzeljónyj čelovéček

    зеле́ний чолові́чокzelényj čolovíčok, зеле́на люди́нкаzeléna ljudýnka

  3. A type of diminutive sprite or fairy that wears green clothing.

  4. (euphemistic, usually plural)A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance.

    grünes Männchen

    зелёный челове́чекzeljónyj čelovéček

    зеле́ний чолові́чокzelényj čolovíčok

Examples

31 sentences
  1. He was a little old man with thick glasses.

    deEr war ein kleiner alter Mann mit dicken Brillengläsern. — xtofu80

  2. The little fat man did not laugh.

    Маленький товстяк не сміявся. — deniko

  3. You are a sad little man.

    ruТы печально мелкий человек. — Ooneykcall

  4. Tom is an angry little man.

  5. I think I saw little green men.

    ruДумаю, я видел маленьких зелёных человечков. — Selena777 · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deIch glaube, ich habe die kleinen grünen Männchen gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien:
Русский
By meaning 1
humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
humorous: space alien, Martian — see also alien:

Forms

plural: little green men
Singularlittle green man
Plurallittle green men

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
extraterrestrial:extraterrestrial

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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