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little

adjective (YOUNG)
 
 
/ˈlɪt.l̩/ US  /ˈlɪt̬-/

Definition

A1 young: When you were little your hair was really curly. She was my little (= younger) sister and I looked after her. Her little boy (= her young son) isn't well.Describing people who are young
(Definition of little adjective (YOUNG) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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