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little boy

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1. little boy - Noun

2. Little boy - Proper noun

Meaning

Little Boy

The nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.

A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age.

(Australia, New Zealand) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.

(derogatory) A male perceived to be weaker than or subservient to another; or a boy who is too young for their job.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Eric Berne

When I grow up I want to be a little boy. Joseph Heller

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible. Roald Dahl

The little boy smiled back at all the angry faces glaring in at him. And the little boy blew kisses. Chuck Palahniuk

You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too. Roy Campanella

The little boy I watched throwing pebbles into the empty fountain [...] You could tell that he had too much wisdom for his age. Probably he believed that he wasn't made for this world. I wanted to say to him: If not you, who? Nicole Krauss

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