'Little Ones' in the Bible

Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

And your little ones, whom you said would come into strange hands, I will take in, and they will see the land which you would not have.

So on every side they went away from the tent of Korah Dathan, and Abiram: and Dathan and Abiram came out to the door of their tents, with their wives and their sons and their little ones.

The women of Midian with their little ones the children of Israel took prisoner; and all their cattle and flocks and all their goods they took for themselves;

Then they came to him, and said, We will make safe places for our cattle here, and towns for our little ones;

But we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel till we have taken them to their place: but our little ones will be safe in the walled towns against the people of the land.

So get to work building your towns for your little ones, and safe places for your sheep; and do as you have said.

Our little ones, our wives, and our flocks, and all our cattle, will be there in the towns of Gilead;