littlie

littlie

English

Etymology

From little +‎ -ie.

Noun

littlie (plural littlies)

1. (colloquial) A small person or child.
   • 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 55:

     ‘Terrible hard job it was ta leave im, that time I took the two littlies up.’

   • 2018, Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut, Picador UK Paperback edition 2018, p. 114:

     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.

Anagrams

• tillite