little pitcher

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Definition of little pitcher in English English dictionary

A child

Promise not to tell, or I shall be teased to death, she added, anxiously, entirely forgetting the two little pitchers gifted with eyes as well as ears, who had been watching the whole performance from afar.

Related Terms

little pitchers

plural form of little pitcher

Hyphenation

lit·tle pitch·er

Turkish pronunciation

lîtıl pîçır

Pronunciation

/ˈlətəl ˈpəʧər/ /ˈlɪtəl ˈpɪʧɜr/

Etymology

() From the saying little pitchers have big ears