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littlun

littlun noun: little one; a child or a young animal.

Noun

littlun (plural littluns)

  1. (informal) Little one; a child or a young animal.
    • “So let's hear from that littlun who talked about a beast and perhaps we can show him how silly he is.” The littluns began to jabber among themselves, then one stood forward.1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies, page ?

Forms of littlun

plurallittluns

Origin of littlun

From little + un.

Questions about littlun

What does littlun mean?
Littlun means little one; a child or a young animal.
What part of speech is littlun?
Littlun is a noun.
What is the plural of littlun?
The plural of littlun is littluns.

Words near littlun in the dictionary

  1. littlie
  2. littlies
  3. littling
  4. littlings
  5. littlish
  6. littlun
  7. littluns
  8. littly
  9. Littman
  10. Littmans
  11. Litto-

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