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little persons

little persons is the plural of little person.

Meaning of little person

Noun

little person (plural little people or little persons)

  1. (euphemistic) A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.
    • Here, the amount of personal space that is acknowledged for a little person is similar to that of a child.2012, Vera Chouinard, Edward Hall, Robert Wilton, Towards Enabling Geographies, page 188
  2. A small magical humanoid creature, such as an elf, leprechaun, or fairy.
    • The little people then disappeared, and went each about their work or their pleasure.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 298
    Synonyms:
    small person
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, person.
    • I used to be a little person inside my Mommy's tummy. Now I'm all big!1987 February 1, Barbara Siegel, quoting Grace the Pro-Life Doll, “Move Over Barbie”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 2

Questions about little persons

What is little persons the plural of?
Little persons is the plural of little person.

Words near little persons in the dictionary

  1. Little Pelican
  2. little penguin
  3. little penguins
  4. little people
  5. little person
  6. little persons
  7. Little Petherick
  8. little piecer
  9. little piecers
  10. Little Pine Lagoon
  11. little pink

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