little one

noun

plural little ones
: a young child
Need to disguise vegetables in order for your little ones to eat them?Redbook
… the pleasure of exposing a little one to the joy of the moviegoing.Gene Siskel
Up to this point their entire stay in San Francisco had been leisurely, what Webb called a "babymoon"—a last chance to chill before another little one arrives.Alan Shipnuck

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Buy a nice present for the little one, offer it to the mother at some other time and don’t make waves. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025 The little ones held up peace signs in the picture. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Pamper her with cozy Uggs and buy a matching pair for the little one. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025 There were plenty of little ones on the ice, too, as a handful of Blackhawks babies have been born since the season started. The Athletic Nhl Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for little one 

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of little one was in 1509

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“Little one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20one. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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