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little person

[lit-l pur-suhn] / ˈlɪt l ˌpɜr sən /


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"Motherhood is an endless job that you do even when you don't want to, because a little person depends on you," she says.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

I always had a love of food as a little person and remember getting insulted when handed a children's menu at any restaurant.

From Salon ● May 2, 2024

“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

They thought it was a very good piece for the cricket to learn because they had heard it first at night, and also because Chester was quite a little person himself.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden


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