little pitcher

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly in theplural)Achild.1854,Charles Dickens, “chapter 2”, inHard Times. For These Times, London:Bradbury & Evans,[…],→OCLC:Thomas Gradgrind now presented Thomas Gradgrind to thelittle pitchersbefore him, who were to be filled so full of facts.1875,Louisa M[ay] Alcott, chapter 15, inEight Cousins‎[1]:"Promise not to tell, or I shall be teased to death," she added, anxiously, entirely forgetting the twolittle pitchersgifted with eyes as well as ears, who had been watching the whole performance from afar.

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