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

Speaking of family, this lotion absorbs very quickly, so your little ones won’t have any uncomfortable sticky residue to complain about. — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026

The little one is crawling and starting to say his first words. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

This helps little ones learn how to tidy and will also speed up results thanks to the collective effort. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026

But the little one doesn’t seem eager to share her milestone with her family. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 18 Sep. 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