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little one (plural little ones)
- A young child.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:child
The toy store was full of little ones.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, , →OCLC, Canto XXI, page 36:I do but sing because I must,
And pipe but as the linnets sing:
And unto one her note is gay,
For now her little ones have ranged;
And unto one her note is changed,
Because her brood is stol’n away.
- A term of endearment, especially toward a child.
2014 January 14, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 481 - Lady:"How about you, little one? What do you think of me?"
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