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little name

little name noun: a pet name one is called when one is little or young.

Noun

little name (plural little names)

  1. A pet name one is called when one is little or young.
    • Most children have some little name that they are called by besides their Christian name — their pet name, it is called.1881, Eleanor A. Bulley, Great Britain for Little Britons, page 11
    • "Do I have a little name?" "Yes. You have two. Ash or Ashtor."2004, Marilyn Mattie Brahen, Claiming Her, page 72

Forms of little name

plurallittle names

Origin of little name

From little + name.

Questions about little name

What does little name mean?
Little name means a pet name one is called when one is little or young.
What part of speech is little name?
Little name is a noun.
What is the plural of little name?
The plural of little name is little names.

Words near little name in the dictionary

  1. Little Munden
  2. Little Murray
  3. Little Musgrave
  4. little nail
  5. little nails
  6. little name
  7. little names
  8. Little Neck
  9. Little Ness
  10. Little Oakley
  11. little office

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