Little League

noun

: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old
Little Leaguer noun

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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics. David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025 White coached the Little League teams his daughter Meaghan and son Zack played on. Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 The New York Yankees pitcher was out signing autographs and sponsoring an event at O’Malley Family Field through the Fried Foundation on Saturday helping Altadena Little League that was directly affected by the Eton fires. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 Where are the rest of the Little League players now? Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Little League 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Little League was in 1939

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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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