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

Examples of little one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fun for Children and Tweens Bring the little ones to the library on Wednesday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. for a special Park Ranger Storytime. —Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025

The couple welcomed their little one in December 2018, but did not publicly announce her arrival until January 2019. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025

The kiddie splash pool and the shaded kiddie playground are perfect for letting the little ones have fun in the sun. —Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

Congratulations to the Bells on their little one on the way! —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for little one

• atony
• baloney
• begone
• canzone
• estrone
• fanconi
• mansoni
• moloney
• morone
• ngoni
• pallone
• quinone