"little man" meaning in English

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 0 50 0",
      "word": "little man in the boat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 0 50 0",
      "word": "mannequin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: common man"
        },
        {
          "text": "Who's going to look out for the little man as insurers increasingly weasel out of paying claims?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1968, Randy Newman (lyrics and music), “The Beehive State”, in Randy Newman:",
          "text": "Well Kansas is for the farmer\nWe stand behind the little man\nAnd we need a firehouse in Topeka\nSo help us if you can",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful."
      ],
      "id": "en-little_man-en-noun-en:common_man_as_underdog",
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        [
          "underdog",
          "underdog"
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      "senseid": [
        "en:common man as underdog"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "little guy"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "And how are you, my little man?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Little man here is going to pour the milk himself. Watch how well he does it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A young boy."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, endearing, term of address) A young boy."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:young boy"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "endearing",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "dwarfism",
          "dwarfism"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "stature",
          "stature"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ],
        [
          "medical condition",
          "medical condition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:man with dwarfism"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "The penis."
      ],
      "id": "en-little_man-en-noun-en:penis",
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) The penis."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:penis"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "penis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "little man"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms of address",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "form": "little men",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "expansion": "little man (plural little men)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "little man in the boat"
    },
    {
      "word": "mannequin"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: common man"
        },
        {
          "text": "Who's going to look out for the little man as insurers increasingly weasel out of paying claims?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1968, Randy Newman (lyrics and music), “The Beehive State”, in Randy Newman:",
          "text": "Well Kansas is for the farmer\nWe stand behind the little man\nAnd we need a firehouse in Topeka\nSo help us if you can",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful."
      ],
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        [
          "underdog",
          "underdog"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:common man as underdog"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "little guy"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English endearing terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "And how are you, my little man?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Little man here is going to pour the milk himself. Watch how well he does it!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A young boy."
      ],
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        [
          "endearing",
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        ]
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        "(colloquial, endearing, term of address) A young boy."
      ],
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        "en:young boy"
      ],
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        "endearing",
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    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition."
      ],
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        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "dwarfism",
          "dwarfism"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ],
        [
          "stature",
          "stature"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ],
        [
          "medical condition",
          "medical condition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(euphemistic) A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition."
      ],
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        "en:man with dwarfism"
      ],
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        "euphemistic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The penis."
      ],
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        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) The penis."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:penis"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "penis"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
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  "word": "little man"
}