T-ball

[tee-bawl]

noun

1. a modified form of baseball or softball in which the ball is batted off an adjustable pole or stand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-ball¹

tee ²

Example Sentences

“I would have been playing T-ball or Little League then.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wilson coached Nichols in T-ball when he was 5.

From Los Angeles Times

Hilton, who was at his son’s T-ball game when he was called in to handle the Chase Field bees, received a hero’s welcome from the crowd, which chanted “M-V-P” as he waved his arms to pump them up.

From Los Angeles Times

Our conversations weren’t so much the stuff of “Moonlighting” fan fiction as they were a game of T-ball.

From Los Angeles Times

She is the stage mother who comes to all his ballet recitals and t-ball games and tells him he’s a star and that everyone else is doping.

From Slate