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Definitions for rumpelstiltskin
ˌrʌm pəlˈstɪlt skɪnrumpel·stilt·skin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Rumpelstiltskinnoun

    a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself

Wiktionary

  1. Rumpelstiltskinnoun

    A fairy tale collected by the brothers Grimm about a dwarf who saves the miller's daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, and whose name is critical to the conclusion.

  2. Rumpelstiltskinnoun

    The fictional dwarf who is the protagonist and title character of that story.

  3. Etymology: Rumpelstilzchen

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  1. Rumpelstiltskin

    "Rumpelstiltskin" ( RUMP-əl-STILT-skin; German: Rumpelstilzchen) is a German fairy tale. It was collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. The story is about a little imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a girl's firstborn child.

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  1. rumpelstiltskin

    Rumpelstiltskin is a fictional character originating from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. He is typically depicted as a magical creature or a dwarf who aids a miller's daughter in performing an impossible task, but demands a steep price in return. The story revolves around the miller's daughter's attempt to guess Rumpelstiltskin's name in order to keep her first-born child.

Wikidata

  1. Rumpelstiltskin

    Rumpelstiltskin is the title character and antagonist of a fairy tale that originated in Germany. The tale was collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. It was subsequently revised in later editions.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rumpelstiltskin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rumpelstiltskin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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