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

The downtown core is compact enough to walk from attraction to attraction, the locals are friendly, and there’s plenty to see and do that is engaging to little ones and adults alike. — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

News earlier in the month, Johnson and East chatted about life at home with their three little ones, and shared which kid is taking on a daredevil personality. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Breast milk and infant formula Passengers traveling with infants have enough to worry about on their flights—and being able to provide the little ones with the proper nourishment should not be one of those concerns. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Is there one big reason to blame or are there a lot of little ones to blame here? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 30 July 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