“the little”

The following 4 entries include the term the little.

the Little Dipper

noun

: a group of seven stars including the North Star in the northern sky that forms the shape of a dipper or ladle and that is smaller than the Big Dipper

the little guy

noun

: an ordinary person who is not wealthy, famous, or powerful used to refer to such people in general

the little man

noun

: an ordinary person who is not wealthy, famous, or powerful used to refer to such people in general

the little woman

noun

used to refer to a man's wife


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