little people

1 of 2

plural of little person

little people

2 of 2

plural noun

1
: tiny imaginary beings (such as fairies, elves, and leprechauns) of folklore
2
3
: common people

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Plural noun
Fernandez was raised in Pittsburgh by adoptive parents, also little people, who’d met at an annual meeting of Little People of America. E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025 Mickey books him into a residency at the swanky Wynn Casino, passing the whole thing off as part of his newfound interest in giving back to the little people, not his bone-deep interest in looking out for himself. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025 As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Will you little people be able to buy and sell land to one another? Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for little people

Word History

First Known Use

Plural Noun

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of little people was in 1699

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“Little people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20people. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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