Munchkin vs Muchkin - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between munchkin and muchkin

is that munchkin is a child while muchkin is a liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.

munchkin

English

Noun

(wikipedia munchkin) (en noun)

(label) A child.

* 2006 , Michelle LaRowe, Nanny to the Rescue!: Straight Talk & Super Tips for Parenting in the Early Years , Thomas Nelson (2006), ISBN 9780849912320, page 124:

Picture this: your child begins his first day of group childcare, and he is suddenly surrounded by other munchkins his age

(informal) A person of very short stature.

* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 25, author=Jonathan Salem Baskin, title=Will Nokia's Next Chapter Be Kitchen Blenders?, work=InformationWeek's Digital Life Weblog citation

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(domestic cat breed)

(label) A player who mainly concentrates on increasing their character's power and capabilities.

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* {{quote-newsgroup, year=2001, date=March 7, author="Caldera OpenLinux User", title=Re: what's a munchkin ?, newsgroup=alt.games.baldurs-gate citation

, passage=There are many different answers, but here's mine: A munchkin is someone who's chiefly concerned with "playing to win" - which might be quite appropriate in a game of checkers, but can be very annoying in a roleplaying game.}}

Synonyms

* (child) see also * (small person) dwarf, lilliputian, pygmy, tiddler

References

English allusions

muchkin

English

Noun

(en noun)

(Scotland) A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.

(Webster 1913)