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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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics. David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025 Within hours of the mid-morning ribbon cutting, dozens of children traipsed through the play areas, seniors were deep into a bingo game and families lined up for a Little League baseball ceremony. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 For a beloved Little League coach, Ms. Strovers turned her funeral home into a mock baseball field, with bases, a popcorn machine and hot dogs. Susan Shain, New York Times, 15 May 2025 Passan follows his story from the field to the operating room, focusing on the Little League aces wrecking their arms at the age of 13 and the baseball executives trying to find a way out of the game’s slow-moving crisis. The Atlantic, 15 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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