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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Let little ones learn to nurture with this cute labradoodle that has more than 15 sounds and reactions. The View, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024 Make no mistake, the Mets are now the big brother and the Yankees are the little ones. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024 Parents can greatly benefit from having several different baby blankets to swaddle their little one in. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024 Grown-ups can help conduct kid-friendly experiments with six instruction cards, or little ones can do them on their own. Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 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 18 Dec. 2024.

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