little
- noun
- /ˈlɪtəl/
- Informal
- Could you please watch little Sally for a couple of hours?
Examples
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Kate Wicker is a wife, mom of four littles, speaker, and the author of Weightless: Making Peace with Your Body.
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I love that I have this little Clarins blush.
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Could you please watch little Sally for a couple hours?
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So I'm with this little guy in his cool hat.
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And then over here we have this little banquet.
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I mean, she's a really cute little sweet looking thing.
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While we usually eagerly put our littles to bed early, he's still up tonight.
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I thought all three of the littles were asleep when I heard Eliza perk up and say ...
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I do want to spend time playing with the littles too.
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While we usually eagerly put our littles to bed early, he's still up tonight.
Synonyms
An affectionate slang word often used for a girlfriend or close friend
A very small person, often a child
A very small person or creature like one in a story
A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way
A small, cute child often a baby or toddler
A small child, said in a friendly way
Young children who are not yet adults
A small child or person treated with love and care
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A modest, joking way to talk about yourself when you get praise or attention
- Informal
You say this when you hear something but do not say who told you
- Informal
A playful phrase that says another person or pet is welcome too
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
- Informal
To make decisions using feelings instead of careful thought
Compounds
An organized baseball and softball league for children with teams, games, and coaching
- Literature
A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother
- Literature
A person who panics about small problems and warns others without reason
- Baby Talk
A traditional English children's rhyme that counts toes while a parent wiggles them
A child between eight and twelve who plays on an organized youth baseball team
A group of seven stars that look like a small spoon in the northern sky with Polaris at its handle
A young woman who seems unhappy or lonely even though she has a lot of money
A small thing that helps a parent get through the day, like a drink, medicine, or tool
A 1876 battle in Montana where United States soldiers led by Custer lose to Sioux and Cheyenne warriors
- Literature
A soldier in green with no badge sent so a country can deny sending them
- Offensive
A child who is spoiled because parents give them everything they want
A river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana known for Custer's Last Stand
A river in the western United States famous for the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Offensive
A person who follows orders without thinking, often in a large organization
An 1876 battle in Montana where General Custer's soldiers were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne
A river in the north-central United States that starts in northeast Wyoming and joins the Missouri River in North Dakota
A small brown flying animal common in North America that sleeps in houses and forests
- UK
A small white bird with a thin black bill that lives by rivers and catches fish
- Offensive
A person who has narrow views about other countries and England's place in the world
- Specialized
A small low plant with short leafy stems and small round yellow orange flowers
A small animal like a rabbit that lives in rocky mountain areas in North America
A very small shiny black insect that lives in groups and often comes into houses for food
A small group of stars in the northern sky east of Orion that contains the bright star Procyon
- Offensive
A man's sexual feelings or other emotions that make him act without thinking
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Little comes from the old English word lytel, which means 'small'. Calling children 'the littles' uses the old meaning 'small' in a friendly, informal way to mean young or small people.