little

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Small in size or amount.

   This is a nice little table.

2. 2
   adv

   Not much; only a small amount.

   We talked little about our families.

3. 3
   noun

   A small amount of something.

   They accepted the little we gave them without complaint.

4. 4
   adj

   Young or younger (of a child or sibling).

   My little brother is starting school this year.

Common collocations

• little boy Adjective + noun
• little brother Adjective + noun
• little girl Adjective + noun
• little kid Adjective + noun
• little sister Adjective + noun

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lyttel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil (“little”), from *lūtan (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to bend, crouch, duck”), equivalent to lout + -le. Cognates Cognate with Yola lethel, litha, lithel, lythea (“little”), North Frisian letj (“little, small”), Saterland Frisian litje (“little, small”), West Frisian lyts (“little, small”), Dutch luttel (“few, little, mere”), German lütt, lützel (“little, small”), Low German lütt, lüttje (“…

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