little one

plural little ones · alternative littlun · alternative littl'un

1. A young child.

   The toy store was full of little ones.

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   ⁠I do but sing because I must, And pipe but as the linnets sing: And unto one her note is gay, ⁠For now her little ones have ranged; ⁠And unto one her note is changed, Because her brood is stol’n away.

   1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 36

   Synonyms: bairn, brat, child, chit, crumb cruncher, crumb crusher, crumb grinder, crumb snatcher

2. A term of endearment, especially toward a child.

   "How about you, little one? What do you think of me?"

   2014 January 14, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 481 - Lady