# homunculus

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/ · frequency rank #70,751

## Definitions
1. A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
2. The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin homunculus, from homō (“man”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/homunculus