little

/ˈlɪ.tl̩/ adjective A1

Small, not large, limited, particularly
Small, limited in size. · This is a little table.
Short, limited in extent. · It’s only a little ways now.
Brief, limited in duration. · I always feel better after a little sleep.
Young, limited in growth. · Where's the little boys' room?
Younger, regardless of size or height. · You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister.
Undeveloped or underdeveloped, limited in development, particularly (offensive, of a male) in the genitals.
Small, limited in number, having few members. · That's a mighty little herd you've got there.

Comparative littler · Superlative littlest

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Now, with my little gun, I crawl

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 17 · C1

For I mean to grow as little as the dolly at the helm,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1

I found a very little dell,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1

I called the little pool a sea;

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1

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