little man

little man (plural little men)

2. An ordinary man of no particular fame or accomplishment; especially, everyone who is an underdog by the nature of not being rich or powerful.

   Synonym: little guy

   Hypernym: underdog

   Near-synonym: common man

   Who's going to look out for the little man as insurers increasingly weasel out of paying claims?

   • 1968, Randy Newman, “The Beehive State”, in Randy Newman:

     Well Kansas is for the farmer
     We stand behind the little man
     And we need a firehouse in Topeka
     So help us if you can

4. (colloquial, endearing, term of address) A young boy.

   And how are you, my little man?

   Little man here is going to pour the milk himself. Watch how well he does it!

6. (euphemistic) A man with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.

   Hypernym: little person

8. (slang) The penis.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis

• little man in the boat

• mannequin

• “little man”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “little man n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present