Little League

noun

: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old
Little Leaguer noun

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BetOnline offered Little League World Series odds this summer, and the interest was again a big hit. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The film, which came out in 2004, tells the story of two small-town teen-agers, Brian and Neil, who were molested as kids by their Little League coach. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 Those events will span college football and basketball, the National Basketball Association and WNBA, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, tennis, golf, the Little League World Series and UFC, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in an interview. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024 Anyone who participated in sports at the high school or Little League likely knew the big-hearted, smiling man who was the third-base umpire, scorekeeper and batboy. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Little League 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Little League was in 1939

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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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