littl'un

A form of little — Small, not large, limited, particularly

Meanings

nounlittl'un (plural littl'uns)

plural littl'uns

  1. abbreviationcontractionContraction of little + un; littlun.

    She's popped in a couple of times on her way back from the fields to see if there's any news of the littl'un.

    2009, Ann Neve, Footsteps in the Sea, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 217
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APA

littl'un. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/littl'un

MLA

“littl'un.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/littl'un. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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