Little League

noun

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

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But none of that mattered on Friday night in Williamsport, Pa. Fairfield jumped on Honolulu relief pitcher Mason Mitani in the top of the fifth and scored five runs on the way to a 5-1 win over Hawaii in Fairfield’s second game of the Little League World Series. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025 The 2025 Little League World Series is in full swing. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The Cubs are falling further back from first place in the NL Central, the White Sox are 44-78, and Clarendon Hills suffered a stinging defeat in their opening game of the Little League World Series, losing 16-1. Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Saturday officially marks the fourth day of Little League World Series play, and Australia will face Czechia in the first matchup of the day. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Little League

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Little League was in 1939

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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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