A Complete Word Dictionary Encyclopedia
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English Idioms :: little
little - See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND, MAKE LITTLE OF, NOT A LITTLE, QUITE A LITTLE or QUITE A LITTLE BIT, THINK LITTLE OF, TWIST AROUND ONE'S LITTLE FINGER.
Traditional English :: little
little - adj., n., & adv. --adj.
    (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least)
    1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great or big: often used to convey affectionate or emotional overtones, or condescension, not implied by small (a friendly little chap; a silly little fool; a nice little car).
    2 a short in stature (a little man). b of short distance or duration (will go a little way with you; wait a little while).
    3 (prec. by a) a certain though small amount of (give me a little butter).
    4 trivial; relatively unimportant (exaggerates every little difficulty).
    5 not much; inconsiderable (gained little advantage from it).
    6 operating on a small scale (the little shopkeeper).
    7 as a distinctive epithet: a of a smaller or the smallest size etc. (little finger). b that is the smaller or smallest of the name (little auk; little grebe).
    8 young or younger (a little boy; my little sister).
    9 as of a child, evoking tenderness, condescension, amusement, etc. (we know their little ways).
    10 mean, paltry, contemptible (you little sneak).
--n.
    1 not much; only a small amount (got very little out of it; did what little I could).
    2 (usu. prec. by a) a a certain but no great amount (knows a little of everything; every little helps). b a short time or distance (after a little).
--adv.
    (less, least)
    1 to a small extent only (little-known authors; is little more than speculation).
    2 not at all; hardly (they little thought).
    3 (prec. by a) somewhat (is a little deaf).
    in little on a small scale. the Little Bear see BEAR(2) ). little by little by degrees; gradually. little end the smaller end of a connecting-rod, attached to the piston. little finger the smallest finger, at the outer end of the hand. little man esp. joc. (as a form of address) a boy. little ones young children or animals. little or nothing hardly anything. the little people fairies. Little Russian hist. n. a Ukrainian.
--adj.
    Ukrainian. little slam Bridge the winning of 12 tricks. the little woman colloq. often derog. one's wife. no little considerable, a good deal of (took no little trouble over it). not a little n. much; a great deal.
--adv.
    extremely (not a little concerned).
    littleness n. [OE lytel f. Gmc]
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Most Often Usage
three little pig
kevin little turn me on
kevin little turn me on lyric
little angels
little april
little rock ar
little league baseball
little did i know that i was being plunged into
little black book
little boy
little caesar pizza
little caesar
a little less conversation
daddys little girl
little rock school district
little black dress
every little thing