little boy
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflittleandboy
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little
adjective
uk/ˈlɪt.əl/us/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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boy
noun[C]
uk/bɔɪ/us/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition oflittleandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflittle boy
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Thelittleboylooks upset.
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Thelittleboyis speaking to a policeman.
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His thoughts also included his wife andlittleboy.
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Thelittleboyasked the rider to sit down when the bus moved.
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Thelittleboytried to pull his toy house out of the sand.
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When his grandmother goes out to work, thelittleboyis looked after by her daughter's daughter.
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In the course of his searching, thelittleboyencountered 5 target objects in each of the 5 illustration.
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It also owed something to thelittleboyin him who liked to show off, the enfant terrible.
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I adopted alittleboy.
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There are two sorts oflittleboy.
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I went round her myself as alittleboy.
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Thelittleboyleft the court still weeping bitterly.
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He is rather like alittleboywith sweets.
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The second case is of alittleboyof four.
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It concerns a couple who had a mischievouslittleboy.
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Onelittleboyof seven is probably still there.
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He told her that after depositing theirlittleboyat a day care centre, he was going to pick up some supplies for target practice.
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One day alittleboyand girl wave good-bye to their mom and their dog as they leave their house.
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One morning there came into the court a big boy and alittleboy, and thelittleboywas in tears.
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When a big boy is talking to alittleboy, what is to stop the big boy negotiating terms that are disadvantageous to thelittleboy?
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Nine years old, and thislittleboywas legally drinking alcohol in public.
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He had been left at home with alittleboyaged four.
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