little pitcher
little pitcher noun: a child.
Noun
little pitcher (plural little pitchers)
- A child.
- Thomas Gradgrind now presented Thomas Gradgrind to the little pitchers before him, who were to be filled so full of facts.1854, Charles Dickens, “chapter 2”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC
- "Promise not to tell, or I shall be teased to death," she added, anxiously, entirely forgetting the two little pitchers gifted with eyes as well as ears, who had been watching the whole performance from afar.1875, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 15, in Eight Cousins
little pitcher meaning in Bengali
little pitcher in Bengali
- একটি শিশু
Forms of little pitcher
| plural | little pitchers |
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Origin of little pitcher
From the saying little pitchers have big ears.
Questions about little pitcher
- What does little pitcher mean?
- Little pitcher means a child.
- What is little pitcher in Bengali?
- Little pitcher in Bengali is একটি শিশু. See Little pitcher meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is little pitcher?
- Little pitcher is a noun.
- What is the plural of little pitcher?
- The plural of little pitcher is little pitchers.
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