littlest

British

/ ˈlɪtlɪst /

determiner

not_standard the superlative of little

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Charton, a contributor for the Financial Times, has not yet publicly addressed the arrival of their littlest one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

"It's the littlest things that can trigger you. Even cutting a piece of fruit with a knife or seeing blood can be triggering; just normal, mundane things," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Caiazzo was part of a research team that in 2021 reported on one with a petite diameter slightly larger than Earth's moon that boasted the greatest mass and littlest size of any known white dwarf.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

For once, I was watching for my littlest one.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2023

The other children, except for the littlest, could fetch and tote too, but they didn’t like to go by themselves.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

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