little person
Americannoun
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a person of small stature, like someone with dwarfism.
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a small child.
Etymology
Origin of little person
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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I was in New York City with a group of people, and I was like, “I know every little person in the world,” and they were like, “Yeah, sure, sure, you do.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
Being the only little person in the room, these restaurants all gave me the royal treatment.
From Salon • May 2, 2024
When I was a little person, I wanted to be a race car driver but I’m kind of tall for an F1 driver.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023
“Even as a little person, it wasn’t about just being seen, it was about the telling of the story,” she said.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
She smelled, Mia thought suddenly, of home, as if home had never been a place, but had always been this little person whom she’d carried alongside her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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