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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Diana was Mookie’s first coach Diana brought a then 5-year-old Mookie to the local Little League in his native Nashville, hoping to sign him up, but he was considered petite for his age, the Los Angeles Times reported. Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 It’s wrapped around here, and the little Dairy Queen right two blocks up there that that holds memories, coming here with a Little League team, and this was always a treat. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025 By 2018, the child was playing on a West Springfield Little League team as a boy. Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025 The top 100 players from the WPBL’s tryouts advanced to the league’s draft next month, including former Little League star Mo’ne Davis, USA baseball’s Kelsie Whitmore and Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato. Staff, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Little League

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Oct. 2025.

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