when did everyone start calling kids "littles?"
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Anonymous
| Mormon mommy bloggers do it (so "twee" vomit) and it seems to have caught on in the broader culture. |
Anonymous
| Hate this and all cutesy terms for children. So demeaning and hate when bloggers use the terms "smalls" or "littles", most especially when the children are preteens! |
Anonymous
| I heard it a lot in Australia? |
Anonymous
| I thought it was a sorority thing. Little sisters are "littles." |
Anonymous
That's what I think of every time. And I'm 41. Thanks to whoever pointed out nurslings. I have no idea why it bugs me, but it does. A lot. It smacks of "just in case you didn't know the exact manner in which my child (be s/he 6 days or 6 years) is receiving liquid sustenance." |
Anonymous
You're killing me, Smalls! |
Anonymous
| have never heard this. sounds quaint. i may start using it now. thanks, OP |
Anonymous
| is it short for "the little assholes I live with"? |
Anonymous
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DH and I use this to refer to our 2 year old twins. It helps "distinguish" them in conversation since we have a 5 and 7 year old too.
"I drop the 'littles' off as soon as I get Mary and Susan on the bus". "DH, can you grab the littles' jackets from the closet before leaving the house?" |
Anonymous
| Who does this? Never heard it. |
Anonymous
Oh, god, this makes me throw up, parhicularly nurslings. Whoever uses this should be takwn out and summarily shot for first degree murder of the English language. |
Anonymous
| "Nurslings"?? Reminds me of owlets or baby sparrows or something. Ick. |
Anonymous
The word "nursling" goes back to 1557, says Merriam-Webster. |
Anonymous
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I would bet large sums that 99% of the women who use the term 'littles' do not hold a professional job.
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Anonymous
| Never heard this. |