"littlie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: littlies [plural]
Etymology: From little + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|little|ie}} little + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} littlie (plural littlies)
  1. (colloquial) A small person or child. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-littlie-en-noun-tL-PxLn- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

Inflected forms

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          "text": "‘Terrible hard job it was ta leave im, that time I took the two littlies up.’",
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          "ref": "2018, Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut, Picador UK Paperback edition 2018, p. 114",
          "text": "Auntie Marg was down from Magnet and me and Lee played cricket out the back with the littlies to get some air and keep them busy."
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