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

Shame on Darien and shame on Little League Baseball for allowing a rule to intentionally walk a 12-year-old, not once but a couple of times. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

The win sent Davenport to the Little League World Series, and sent poor Whitefish home to, presumably, start school. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is heading to the Little League World Series after winning the New England Region championship game. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Though they were not required to do so by law, many independent organizations, including Pop Warner and Little League, implemented rules to keep coaches on the list out of their programs, too. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Little League

• chincoteague
• blitzkrieg
• fatigue
• intrigue
• muskeg