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little names

little names is the plural of little name.

Meaning of little name

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

Questions about little names

What is little names the plural of?
Little names is the plural of little name.

Words near little names in the dictionary

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

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