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

There’s a new Forest School (little ones will love the treasure hunt), plus a kids’ menu and babysitting services. —Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

The accompanying music video, which also dropped on October 16, showed him and Brooke dancing and putting their hands on her belly in a sweet nod to the little one now on its way. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026

Are your little ones capable of reaching their cups, plates, forks, and napkins? —Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026

They’re not designed for safety for little ones. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 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