Meaning

4 senses
  1. An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful.

    Near-synonym: common man

    Who's going to look out for the little man as insurers increasingly weasel out of paying claims?

  2. (colloquial, endearing, term of address)A young boy.

    And how are you, my little man?

    Little man here is going to pour the milk himself. Watch how well he does it!

  3. (euphemistic)A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.

  4. (slang)The penis.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. He was a little old man with thick glasses.

    deEr war ein kleiner alter Mann mit dicken Brillengläsern. — xtofu80

  2. The little fat man did not laugh.

    Маленький товстяк не сміявся. — deniko

  3. You are a sad little man.

    ruТы печально мелкий человек. — Ooneykcall

  4. Tom is an angry little man.

  5. I think I saw little green men.

    ruДумаю, я видел маленьких зелёных человечков. — Selena777 · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deIch glaube, ich habe die kleinen grünen Männchen gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

Forms

plural: little men
Singularlittle man
Plurallittle men

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

169 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmannequin

See also

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