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

Examples of little one in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Java Jacks started in 2006, in what was once someone's little one-story home on the main road through town. — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

Whatever food the little ones consume, it must be supplied by some other creature. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

In a series of sweet photos, her mother and sister were seen embracing and playing with the little one. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026

Pisgah Playground is also nearby when little ones need to burn off some energy. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1509, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for little one

• atony
• baloney
• begone
• canzone
• estrone
• fanconi
• mansoni
• moloney
• morone
• ngoni
• pallone
• quinone