"Little League" meaning in English

See Little League in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Little League (not comparable)
  1. (slightly derogatory) petty, amateur, not worth taking seriously Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Little_League-en-adj-hQTvrAvR

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Little League}} Little League
  1. (US) an organization that sponsors and organizes baseball and softball leagues for children. Tags: US Categories (topical): Organizations Derived forms: Little League home run
    Sense id: en-Little_League-en-name-RTtME9Ek Disambiguation of Organizations: 7 93 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

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