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Little Boy

noun

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



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Peggy and Dorothy discovered the truth, only to learn that the little boy had since died of scarlet fever.

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In front of Nyame, Nansi looks like a little boy.

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“Oh, my little boy,” she said.

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“I’m not a little boy,” he said.

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"Three things have kept us going; justice for our little boy; to protect other children from this dangerous, calculating predator; and to ensure that lessons are learnt for nurseries in Surrey and beyond that mean it is harder for paedophiles to abuse children," it added.

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