little-league team
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- /ˈlɪtəl liɡ tim/
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equipo de ligas menores
- Even if my parents had wanted me to stay away from "those" people, it wouldn't have made any difference (in fact, the two oldest boys next door were on my brother's little-league team).
- coach a little-league team
So, you know, and, and it, it makes sense, you know, if I am the coach of my kids Little League team.
- So, you know, and, and it, it makes sense, you know, if I am the coach of my kids Little League team.
Examples
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Here in our Commonwealth, I urge business owners to look for opportunities to sponsor a little league team, help a charity, and promote corporate responsibility in the communities in which you live and work.
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My kid's little league team could give these guys a run for their money.
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I was a bat girl in your little league team.
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Except on Tuesdays, I have to be out by 3:00 to, uh, coach my son's little league team.
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He owns his own business now, and he coaches a little league team... that his sons play on called the Heaters.
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Morgan Shawe is the coach of her daughter's little league team (go MountainView Lions!) by
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Every Saturday morning, the little-league team practices at the park near our house.
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I watched my son score the winning run for his little-league team during the championship game.
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As a volunteer, I help organize the events for our town's little-league team to raise funds.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
little-league + team
The compound is compositionally built from 'little' + 'league' + 'team', so a learner who knows those words can reasonably infer it denotes a team in a small or youth league (i.e., a team of children). However, the fixed name 'Little League' refers specifically to an organized youth baseball program in the US, a cultural/organizational nuance that may not be obvious, so the interpretation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
The term little-league team comes from the name 'Little League', a group started so small children could play organized baseball. It is literally a team of little players in a league, so today it means a team made of 'young children'.