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Noun: Humpty Dumpty  'húmp-tee'dúmp-tee
  1. An egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century)

Derived forms: Humpty Dumpties

Type of: imaginary being, imaginary creature

Encyclopedia: Humpty Dumpty