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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“Little one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20one. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
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