T-ball

noun

A form of baseball, played by young children, in which the batter hits a ball placed on a tee rather than being thrown by a pitcher.

“His dad found that the store-bought baseball stand broke every time the bat hit the tee, but using a medium sized pylon let the kids play a full game of T-ball without any fuss.”

Meanings

nounT-ball (countable and uncountable, plural T-balls)

plural T-balls · alternative tee ball · alternative tee-ball · alternative T ball

  1. USuncountableA form of baseball, played by young children, in which the batter hits a ball placed on a tee rather than being thrown by a pitcher.

    His dad found that the store-bought baseball stand broke every time the bat hit the tee, but using a medium sized pylon let the kids play a full game of T-ball without any fuss.

  2. UScountableThe lightweight wiffleball used to play a game of T-ball.
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APA

T-ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-ball

MLA

“T-ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “T-ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T-ball.

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