"little one" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-little one.wav Forms: little ones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} little one (plural little ones)
  1. A young child. Categories (topical): Children Synonyms: child Translations (young child): 小孩子 (xiǎoháizi) (Chinese Mandarin), etulo (Esperanto), pikkulapsi (Finnish), pienokainen (Finnish), tout-petit [masculine] (French), toute-petite [feminine] (French), bąk [masculine] (Polish), bączek [masculine] (Polish), малы́ш (malýš) [masculine] (Russian), малы́шка (malýška) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-little_one-en-noun-U7R3omqd Disambiguation of Children: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Taos translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Taos translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'young child': 95 5
  2. A term of endearment, especially toward a child. Categories (topical): Children, People Translations (term of endearment): 小朋友 (xiǎopéngyou) (Chinese Mandarin), etulo (Esperanto), pikkuinen (Finnish), petit [masculine] (French), petite [feminine] (French), छोटू (choṭū) [masculine] (Hindi), छोटी (choṭī) [feminine] (Hindi), bąk [masculine] (Polish), bączek [masculine] (Polish), кро́шка (króška) [feminine] (Russian), де́тка (détka) [feminine] (Russian), pequeño [masculine] (Spanish), pequeña [feminine] (Spanish), ȕʼúna (Taos)
    Sense id: en-little_one-en-noun-Ie1rcsdm Disambiguation of Children: 50 50 Disambiguation of People: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'term of endearment': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: littlun, littl'un

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "term of endearment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pequeño"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "term of endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pequeña"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "term of endearment",
      "word": "ȕʼúna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "little one"
}

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