little
adjective (SMALL) /ˈlɪt.l̩/
/ˈlɪt̬-/ Definition
A1 small in size or amount: It came in a little box. a little dog/nose/room A little old man came into the shop. He gave a little smile. It'll only take a little while to clear up the kitchen.SmallExtremely smallSmall in number and quantity a little something › a small amount of food or drink: I always like to have a little something around eleven o'clock in the morning.Meals and parts of meals › a present that is not of great value: I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.Presents and giftsGifts in the form of money
(Definition of little adjective (SMALL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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