"Little Boy" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: A military code name. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Little Boy}} Little Boy
  1. The nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Categories (topical): Explosives, Nuclear warfare, Weapons
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