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little

/ˈlɪ.tl̩/ noun C2
  1. A small amount. (uncountable) · I hope the little we've done will be useful.· Little did he do to make me comfortable.
  2. A child, particularly an infant. (countable, informal)
  3. A newly initiated member of a sorority or fraternity, who is mentored by a big. (countable)
  4. The participant who acts out the younger role. (countable)
  5. One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state. (countable)
  6. A childlike alter. (countable)

Plural littles

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Now, with my little gun, I crawl
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 17 · C1
For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1
I found a very little dell,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1
I called the little pool a sea;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1

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