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.
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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.