Definition of Little

Babylon English Dictionary

not at all; slightly

small, tiny; young; few, not many; not much, sparse; some; short, brief; petty; unimportant, minor

few; small amount; short distance; short period of time

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Little Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

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English-Latin Online Dictionary

parvus minor minimus, parum minus minime

parvulus

Little Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

English English Dictionaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(n.)
That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or the like.

(n.)
A small degree or scale; miniature.

(adv.)
In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat; -- often with a preceding it.

(a.)
Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.

(a.)
Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food; a little air or water.

(a.)
Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight; inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little effort; little care or diligence.

(a.)
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.

(a.)
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible.

(a.)
Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

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little
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Idioms & Phrases Dictionaries

The Phrase Finder

Meaning
A small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more expert than they are and consequently make unwise choices.
Origin
A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) - An Essay on Criticism .

Origin
Nursery game.

Meaning
Great things start with small beginnings.
Origin
The word acorn doesn't come from 'oak' and 'corn', as is popularly supposed, but from the Old English 'aecern', meaning berry or fruit. The tree genus Acer comes from the same root.

Origin
From The Bible, Matthew 8,25. 'And he saith unto them, why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.'

Irish Dictionaries

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1

n., beagán, rud suarach
little by little: 'na bheagán is 'na bheagán
(a) little milk: beagán bainne
I understand a little: tuigim beagán
adj., beag, suarach, -óg, -ín
however little: dá laighead
adv., little did I think, etc.: is lag, beag, a shíleas, etc.

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Welsh Dictionaries

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary

Bach = n. a hook; a grapple, a. little, small, minute

Bachgenos = n. little youngsters

Bachgenyn = n. dim, a little boy

Bachigyn = n. a very little thing

Bechan = n. a little female; a. little, small

Bechgynos = n. little boys

Beran = n. a little spit; a broad

Bretyn = n. a little rag

Bwyellan = n. a little hatchet

Bychan = a. little, small

Bychaniad = n. a making little

Bychanigyn = n. a very little, small, or minute thing

Byrfys = n. the little finger

Ceten = n. a little cabinet

Corig = n. a little dwarf

Coten = n. a little dag or tail

Crochenyn = n. a little pot

Croten = n. a little plump girl

Crwtyn = n. a little dumpy one

Cydyn = n. a little bag

Cywenig = n. a little pullet

Deintws = n. little tooth

Dieflyn = n. a little devil

Dynan = n. a little woman; a lass

Dyno = n. a little person

Dynos = n. little people

Dynyn = n. a little man

Elach = n. a little sorry fellow

Ellyllyn = n. a little imp

Emig = n. a little jewel

Ffolenig = n. a little buttock

Ffritten = n. a flighty female; a little girl

Gafren = n. a little goat

Genethig = n. a little maid

Giten = n. a little she goat

Gwelchyn = n. pert little fellow

Gwrachan = n. a little creature

Gwrachanes = a little old woman

Gwreigen = n. a little woman

Gwreignith = n. a little woman

Hogenig = n. a little damsel

Hychan = n. a little sow

Llinosen = n. a little linnet

Llydnyn = n. a little animal

Llyfryn = n. a little book

Mamen = n. a little mother

Manddarn = n. a small piece, a little bit

Meibionain, Meibionos = n. little children

Merchyn = n. a little horse

Merl = n. a little pony, a nag

Merlen = n. a little pony

Merlyn = n. a little pony

Milyn = n. a little animal

Morwynig = n. a little maid

Mulyn = n. a little ass

Oenig = n. little ewe-lamb

Oenyn = n. a lambkin, a little lamb

Orig = n. a little while; adv. now, at present

Padellan, Padellig = n. a little pan

Pelen = n. a little ball; bullet; pill

Perchell = n. a little pig

Perten = n. a smart little girl

Pertyn = n. a smart little fellow

Plantos = n. little children

Porchellyn = n. a little pig

Potenig = n. a little paunch

Prill = n. a little brook, a rill

Prionyn = n. a little imp

Seigen = n. a little mess, a meal

Socyn = n. a pig; a little urchin

Swrn = n. a small space; a little, somewhat; a fetlock

Teisenan = n. a little cake

Telmyn = n. a little toy, a trap

Telpyn = n. a little lump

Tim = n. a little, a scrap

Timyn = n. a little bit, a scrap

Tipyn = n. a piece, a little bit

Tyrchyn = n. a little hog

Ychydig = n. a little, a few, a. little, adv. little

Ychydigyn = n. a very little

Wordlovers Dictionaries

Shakespeare Words

miniature

Slang Dictionaries

Australian Slang

used as an intensifier 1. denoting approval: “You little beauty; a little ripper”; 2. denoting disapproval: “little fool”; “little turd”

be a happy and contented person ( from old advertising slogan)

typical member of the working class in Australia

one's little sister (rhyming slang)

toilet

cocktail sausages

brat, pain in the arse

tampon

insult

outside toilet

1. cheese-flavoured twist-shape crisp; 2. twist-top bottle of beer

exclamation of delight

delight; something as gone the way you want

Thesaurus Dictionaries

WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him"
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount

Adjective
1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"; "a small voice"
(synonym) small
(antonym) large, big
(similar) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
(attribute) size
2. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "a little time is left"
(synonym) little(a)
(antonym) much(a)
(similar) small(a)
(see-also) less(a)
3. of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country"; "in a little while"; "it's a little way away"
(synonym) brief
(similar) short
4. not fully grown; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"
(synonym) small
(similar) young, immature
5. (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
(synonym) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, Mickey Mouse, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
(similar) unimportant
(classification) colloquialism
6. (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice"
(synonym) small
(similar) soft
7. younger brother or sister; "little brother"
(synonym) little(a), younger
(antonym) big(a), elder, older
8. lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
(synonym) minuscule, small
(similar) lowercase
9. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation"
(similar) emotional

Adverb
1. not much; "he talked little about his family"

Little Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Little Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Little Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Phobia

Fear of small things

Little Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia

Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"), especially the German name Klein during WWII.