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, published 2012, page 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.

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