little-league team
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Definition
- Noun:
- A team that plays in a Little League: A "little-league team" is a group of young athletes, typically children, organized to compete in the sport of baseball within the official Little League organization or a similar youth sports structure.
Usage
- A "little-league team" is a compound noun. It functions as a singular unit to describe the specific type of team.
- It is commonly used to discuss youth sports, community activities, coaching, and childhood athletics.
Examples
- Noun:
- My son was so proud to make the little-league team this year.
- The city funds new equipment for every little-league team in the district.
- Coaching a little-league team requires a lot of patience and enthusiasm.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used metonymically to represent the experience of organized youth sports in general.
- He learned about teamwork and sportsmanship from his years on a little-league team.
Variants and Related Words
- Little League (proper noun): The specific international organization that organizes youth baseball and softball leagues.
- He has played in Little League since he was eight years old.
- Youth team (noun): A more general term for any sports team composed of young players.
- Baseball team (noun): A general term for any team that plays baseball.
Synonyms
- Youth baseball team: A team of young players participating in baseball.
- Junior league team: A team in a league for younger players (note: "Junior League" can also refer to specific organizations).
Notes
- "Little-league team" is typically hyphenated when used as a compound modifier before a noun (e.g., ) but may also be written without a hyphen in some style guides. As a standalone noun phrase, it is often seen as an open compound ("little league team") or with a hyphen.
- The concept is culturally specific to countries where baseball is a popular youth sport, primarily the United States, but Little League organizations exist worldwide.
Noun
- a team that plays in a little league