Noun
little people
plural of little person
little people pl (plural only)
(military slang, dated) The Vietnamese, particularly in the Vietnam War.
Ambition is not a vice of little people. Michel de Montaigne
We don't pay taxes. The little people pay taxes. Leona Helmsley
I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. Marilyn Monroe
Of course, fairies are all imported in North America. We have no native fairies. The Little People do not long survive importation - unless they go to California and grow large and beautiful, but haven't much flavour, like the fruit and the film stars. Robertson Davies
The really great people are the ones who know how to make the little people feel great. Ashleigh Brilliant
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. Confucius