Little Boy

American  

noun

1. the code name for the uranium-fueled atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima in 1945.

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Example Sentences

The little boy’s mom is trying to stuff his wriggling legs into a high chair, but he arches his back and lets out a wail.

From Literature

Flea, was a little boy, his attraction to the trumpet was all-consuming and amorous.

From Los Angeles Times

The Guatemalan-Maya Center, a nonprofit, helped her take the kids to the Fort Lauderdale airport in early February, the little boy dressed in a Spider-Man outfit, the little girl in a CoComelon sweatshirt and pink hat, and put them on a plane.

From Salon

In a statement read to the court, Smith said the couple's son was their "precious, perfect little boy".

From BBC

Anthony’s a feeling person — he’s moved when Doug gives Dougie “the spoon that was used by my grandma ... when she used to make hot sauce in our kitchen when I was a little boy.”

From Los Angeles Times