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

My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old. —Gaby Iori january 27, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026

The Chedi also offers a kids club that can keep the little ones entertained while parents hit the slopes. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026

Starfish Cay is the water play space, with a zero-entry splash pool that’s just right for little ones. —Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026

But sometimes parents need a little help to bring their little one out of it. —Alex Vance, Parents, 23 Jan. 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