Stuart Little
Stuart Little is the title character of E.B.
White's 1945 children's novel—a mouse born to a human family in New York City.
The story follows his adventures and quest to find his friend, a bird named Margalo.
The name sometimes describes anyone unusually small or resourceful despite their size: He's the Stuart Little of the accounting department.
Reduced-scale representation
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
- pint-sizedVery small in size
- weeExtremely small
tiny · Lilliputian · petite · compact · little · teacup · mousehole · thimble
Travel from place to place
- questSeeking journey for something
- voyageJourney by sea
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
Central Park · navigate · escapade · search · road trip · discovery · wandering · automobile
American essayist and children's author
- novelNew and unusual
- protagonistStory's central figure
- literatureBody of written works
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
children's book · sailboat · charming · endearing · classic · illustrated · 1945 · fiction
Legal family formation
- belongingState of fitting in
- homeOne's personal residence
- parentsMother and father
- siblingsFellow offspring
love · acceptance · household · nurture · bonding · unconventional · different · unique
Skilled at solving problems
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
kind-hearted · eloquent · courageous · plucky · resilient · clever · polite · dignified
miniature
Reduced-scale representation
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- smallLimited in size
- pint-sizedVery small in size
wee · tiny · Lilliputian · petite · compact · little · teacup · mousehole · thimble · matchbox
rodent
Gnawing mammal order
tiny · nimble · squeak · mammal · scurry · mice · furry · small · gray · ears
journey
Travel from place to place
- questSeeking journey for something
- voyageJourney by sea
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
sailboat · Central Park · navigate · escapade · search · road trip · discovery · wandering · automobile · northward
E.B. White
American essayist and children's author
- novelNew and unusual
- protagonistStory's central figure
- literatureBody of written works
children's book · New York · sailboat · charming · endearing · classic · illustrated · 1945 · fiction · narrative
adoption
Legal family formation
siblings · love · acceptance · household · nurture · bonding · unconventional · different · unique · cherished
resourceful
Skilled at solving problems
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
dapper · kind-hearted · eloquent · courageous · plucky · resilient · clever · polite · dignified · persistent
- Sony ProductionsSpider-Man, Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Jumanji, Venom
- Rodent ArtMickey Mouse, Ratatouille
- Fictional MiceMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Jerry, Remy, Basil
- Title CharactersAladdin, Amadeus, Anastasia, Annie, Bambi
- Mouse StoriesMickey Mouse
- Maine WritersStephen King, E.B. White, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stuart LittleOdysseus
Ithaca's long-wandering monarch
Frodo Baggins · Beowulf · Captain Ahab · Aragorn · Hercules
belittle, steward, littlest, littler, belittling, belittlement, stewardship, stewardess, littleness