Definition of "halfling" [halfling]

• A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit. (noun)
• A fictional humanoid born of a human parent and a parent of another race in fantasy fiction. (noun)

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• "Ironically nobody complains that this halfling is played by a 2. 20m tall guy, or that the slim and athletic elf is a 300 pound heavyweight in real life, so why assume that just on the gender part someone should stick to what he or she is for real?"
• "I'm wondering if the halfling will be there and what that will be like."
• "Greg BoydThe idea of a halfling is a mythological one, beyond copyright protection."