Little League

noun

: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old

Little Leaguer noun

Examples of Little League in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's nothing more quintessential to being a kid than playing Little League baseball, but on July Fourth, 2025, along with so much more, the Little League fields of Hill Country were destroyed, along with the innocence of thousands of kids who live here. — Bo Evans, CBS News, 29 June 2026

And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

Your Little League coach who still isn’t sure how the infield fly rule works would have made the move. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 June 2026

The second annual Luke Roux Foundation Wiffle Ball Tournament honors one of the activities that defined Luke’s character through a family-friendly event at the Farmington Little League fields, according to a statement. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Little League

• chincoteague
• blitzkrieg
• fatigue
• intrigue
• muskeg