Little League

noun

: a commercially sponsored baseball league for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years old
Little Leaguer noun

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The Little League World Series kicks off in August, and then there’s the New York Marathon in November. Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025 Others have a local impact, like the $10,000 grants for the Little League, Babe Ruth League and a soccer club in New London or the $50,000 grants for the Police Athletic League and Hartford Stage in the capital city, whose delegation includes the speaker of the House. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 Frazier also is part of the broadcast crew for ESPN’s coverage of the Little League World Series. John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics. David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Little League

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Little League was in 1939

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“Little League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Little%20League. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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