adj.
   - small in size, amount, or degree. 
▸(of a person) young or younger:
 my little brother.
  ▸denoting something that is the smaller or smallest of those so named.
 - of short distance or duration.
 - trivial or unimportant.
 
det.
 & 
pron.
  - 
(a little)
 a small amount of. 
▸a short time or distance.
 - not much.
 
adv.
 (less, least)
  - 
(a little)
 to a small extent.
 - hardly or not at all.
 
 
  Phrase
  
    - little by little
 gradually.  - no little
 considerable.  - not a little
 a great deal (of). ▸very.
 
   
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  OE lȳtel, of Gmc origin.