Standard Lemma guide

little

adj · adv · det · name · noun · pron · 36 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɪ.tl̩/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • New-Zealand: /ˈlɘ.tl̩/
  • New-Zealand: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • South-Asia: /lɪʈl̩/
  • India, North: [lɪʈ.ɐl]
  • India, South: [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ]
  • rhymes with -ɪtəl
  • homophone: Littell
  • homophone: Lyttle
  • /ˈlɪtəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: L IH1 T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Small, not large, limited, particularly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Small, not large, limited

Small, limited in size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is a little table.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Small, not large, limited

Short, limited in extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It’s only a little ways now.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Small, not large, limited

Brief, limited in duration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I always feel better after a little sleep.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Small, not large, limited

Young, limited in growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Where's the little boys' room?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Small, not large, limited

Younger, regardless of size or height.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Examples

  • You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Small, not large, limited

Undeveloped or underdeveloped, limited in development, particularly (offensive, of a male) in the genitals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

Small, not large, limited

Small, limited in number, having few members.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • That's a mighty little herd you've got there.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

9

adj

Meaning 9

Small, not large, limited

Insignificant, trivial, limited in importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It’s of little importance.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

10

adj

Meaning 10

Small, not large, limited

Weak, inferior, unimportant, etc., used to belittle a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: offensive

Examples

  • Listen up, you little shit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

11

adj

Meaning 11

Small, not large, limited

Denoting a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: capitalized, often

Qualifier: particularly a country or capital

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

12

adj

Meaning 12

Small, not large, limited

Used with the name of a place to imply that the inhabitants have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: capitalized, derogatory, often

Qualifier: particularly a country

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

13

adj

Meaning 13

Small, not large, limited

Mean, selfish, bigoted, etc., limited in spirit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Examples

  • A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

14

adj

Meaning 14

Small, not large, limited

Independent, limited in scale, especially contrasted with well-organized and well-capitalized cartels controlling most of an industry, market, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: capitalized, figuratively, often

Topics: business

Examples

  • Little Science vs Big Science... Little Steel vs Big Steel...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized, pocket-size, slim, slight, small, small-scale, undersized, wee, wurly

Antonyms: none provided

15

adv

Meaning 15

Not much.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is a little-known fact: the new model is little faster than the old one.
  • She spoke little and listened less.
  • We slept very little last night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

adv

Meaning 16

Not at all.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Little did he know that the burglar was creeping upstairs at that very moment.
  • She little knew what awaited her.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

det

Meaning 17

Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There is (very) little water left.
  • We had very little to do.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

name

Meaning 18

A characteristical surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

name

Meaning 19

An unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States, named after the local Little family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

name

Meaning 20

An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

A small amount.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: singular, uncountable

Examples

  • I hope the little we've done will be useful.
  • Little did he do to make me comfortable.
  • If you want some cake, there’s a little in the refrigerator.
  • Many littles make a mickle.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

A child, particularly an infant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

An adult in a child-like role, or in the more junior of two paired roles.

A newly initiated member of a sorority or fraternity, who is mentored by a big.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Qualifier: university slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: big

24

noun

Meaning 24

An adult in a child-like role, or in the more junior of two paired roles.

The participant who acts out the younger role.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: big

25

noun

Meaning 25

An adult in a child-like role, or in the more junior of two paired roles.

One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Qualifier: age regression

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: big

26

noun

Meaning 26

Ellipsis of little go (“type of examination”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Examples

  • I go up for my Little tomorrow.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

pron

Meaning 27

Not much; not a large amount.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Little is known about his early life.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

adjective

Meaning 28

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a little dining room
  • a little house
  • a small car
  • a little (or small) group

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: small

Antonyms: big

29

adjective

Meaning 29

low in stature; not tall

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was short and stocky
  • short in stature
  • a short smokestack
  • a little man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: short

Antonyms: none provided

30

adjective satellite

Meaning 30

small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

adjective satellite

Meaning 31

(informal) small and of little importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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
  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

Antonyms: none provided

32

adjective satellite

Meaning 32

(of a voice) faint

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a little voice
  • a still small voice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: small

Antonyms: none provided

33

adjective satellite

Meaning 33

lowercase

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • little a
  • small a
  • e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: minuscule, small

Antonyms: none provided

34

adjective satellite

Meaning 34

(of children and animals) young, immature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what a big little boy you are
  • small children

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: small

Antonyms: none provided

35

adverb

Meaning 35

not much

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he talked little about his family

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

36

noun

Meaning 36

a small amount or duration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he accepted the little they gave him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount

History

Etymology

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lyttel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil (“little”), from *lūtan (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to bend, crouch, duck”), equivalent to lout + -le. Cognates Cognate with Yola lethel, litha, lithel, lythea (“little”), North Frisian letj (“little, small”), Saterland Frisian litje (“little, small”), West Frisian lyts (“little, small”), Dutch luttel (“few, little, mere”), German lütt, lützel (“little, small”), Low German lütt, lüttje (“little, small”), Danish liden, lille (“little, small”), Elfdalian litn (“small”), Faroese lítil (“little, small”), Icelandic lítill (“little, small”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish liten (“little, small”), Crimean Gothic lista (“insufficient, very little”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils, “little, small”); also Albanian lus, lut (“to beg, plead, request”), Lithuanian liūdnas (“sad, sorrowful”), Bulgarian and Macedonian луд (lud, “crazy, insane, mad”), Serbo-Croatian лу̑д, lȗd (“crazy”). Related also to Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend low”); and perhaps to Old English lytiġ (“deceitful”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (liuts, “deceitful”). More at lout.

English surname, from the adjective little (“small, (ironic) big, not much, younger”). Compare Short, Shorty. This has also been translated and adapted from similar-meaning names in other languages, such as: * Irish Ó Beagáin (“descendant of Beagán”), from a diminutive of beag (“small”), see also Began. * French Petit and Polish Mały * Native American names such as Navajo hastiin yázhí (“little man”), see Yazzie.

Across languages

Translations

492 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vogël — small in size
  • Arabic: صَغِير (ṣaḡīr) — small in size
  • Arabic: صغير (ṣuḡayyar) — small in size
  • Arabic: صغير (ṣaḡīr) — small in size
  • Arabic: صغير (ṣḡīr) — small in size
  • Arabic: زغير (zḡīr) — small in size
  • Aragonese: chicote — small in size
  • Aramaic: זעורא (z‘ūrā, z‘ūro) — small in size
  • Aramaic: זעורתא (z‘ūrtā, z‘ūrto) — small in size
  • Aramaic: ܙܥܘܪܐ (z‘ūrā, z‘ūro) — small in size
  • Aramaic: ܙܥܘܪܬܐ (z‘ūrtā, z‘ūrto) — small in size
  • Armenian: փոքր (pʻokʻr) — small in size
  • Armenian: մանր (manr) — small in size
  • Aromanian: njic — small in size
  • Asturian: pequeñu — small in size
  • Aymara: jisk'a — small in size
  • Azerbaijani: kiçik — small in size
  • Azerbaijani: balaca — small in size
  • Bashkir: бәләкәй (bələkəy) — small in size
  • Bashkir: бәләкәс (bələkəs) — small in size
  • Bashkir: кесе (kese) — small in size
  • Bashkir: кескәй (keskəy) — small in size
  • Basque: txiki — small in size
  • Belarusian: мале́нькі (maljénʹki) — small in size
  • Belarusian: малы́ (malý) — small in size
  • Belizean Creole: lee — small in size
  • Bengali: ছোট (chōṭ) — small in size
  • Central Bikol: sadit — small in size
  • Central Bikol: saday — small in size
  • Breton: bihan — small in size
  • Bulgarian: ма́лък (málǎk) — small in size
  • Burmese: သေး (se:) — small in size
  • Burmese: နုပ် (nup) — small in size
  • Catalan: petit — small in size
  • Chechen: жима (žima) — small in size
  • Chechen: кегий (kegii) — small in size
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏍᏗ (usdi) — small in size
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小 (xiǎo) — small in size
  • Ngazidja Comorian: -titi — small in size
  • Corsican: chjucu — small in size
  • Corsican: picculu — small in size
  • Crimean Tatar: kiçik — small in size
  • Crimean Tatar: kiçkene — small in size
  • Czech: malý — small in size
  • Dalmatian: pauc — small in size
  • Danish: lille — small in size
  • Danish: små — small in size
  • Dutch: klein — small in size
  • Egyptian: n:D-s-nDs (nḏs) — small in size
  • Esperanto: malgranda — small in size
  • Estonian: väike — small in size
  • Faroese: lítil — small in size
  • Finnish: pieni — small in size
  • French: petit — small in size
  • North Frisian: litj — small in size
  • West-Frisian: lyts — small in size
  • Galician: pequeno — small in size
  • Georgian: პატარა (ṗaṭara) — small in size
  • Georgian: მცირე (mcire) — small in size
  • German: klein — small in size
  • German: wenig — small in size
  • German: lütt — small in size
  • German: lützel — small in size
  • German: chlei — small in size
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils) — small in size
  • Greek: μικρός (mikrós) — small in size
  • Greek: λίγος (lígos) — small in size
  • Ancient Greek: μικρός (mikrós) — small in size
  • Ancient Greek: τυτθός (tutthós) — small in size
  • Paraguayan Guarani: michĩ — small in size
  • Gujarati: નાનું (nānũ) — small in size
  • Haitian Creole: ti — small in size
  • Hawaiian: liʻiliʻi — small in size
  • Hebrew: קטן (katán) — small in size
  • Hindi: छोटा (choṭā) — small in size
  • Hungarian: kicsi — small in size
  • Hungarian: kis — small in size
  • Icelandic: lítill — small in size
  • Ido: mikra — small in size
  • Igbo: ntakiri — small in size
  • Indonesian: kecil — small in size
  • Ingrian: peen — small in size
  • Interlingua: parve — small in size
  • Irish: beag — small in size
  • Istriot: peîcio — small in size
  • Italian: piccolo — small in size
  • Jamaican Creole: likkle — small in size
  • Jamaican Creole: likl — small in size
  • Japanese: 小さい (chiisai) — small in size
  • Kannada: ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ (svalpa) — small in size
  • Kazakh: кіші (kışı) — small in size
  • Kazakh: кішкене (kışkene) — small in size
  • Khmer: តូច (tooc) — small in size
  • K'iche': alaj — small in size
  • K'iche': laj — small in size
  • K'iche': ch’in — small in size
  • K'iche': ch’it — small in size
  • K'iche': ch’uti’n — small in size
  • K'iche': ko’lik — small in size
  • K'iche': nich’ — small in size
  • K'iche': nitz’ — small in size
  • K'iche': nuch’ — small in size
  • K'iche': wich’ — small in size
  • K'iche': xit’ — small in size
  • K'iche': xnit’ — small in size
  • Korean: 작은 (jageun) — small in size
  • Central Kurdish: بِچووک (biçûk) — small in size
  • Central Kurdish: بچکۆلە (biçkole) — small in size
  • Northern Kurdish: çûçik — small in size
  • Northern Kurdish: çûk — small in size
  • Northern Kurdish: piçûk — small in size
  • Northern Kurdish: qicik — small in size
  • Kyrgyz: кичине (kicine) — small in size
  • Kyrgyz: кичинекей (kicinekey) — small in size
  • Lao: ນ້ອຍ (nǭi) — small in size
  • Latin: parvus — small in size
  • Latin: paulus — small in size
  • Latvian: mazs — small in size
  • Lithuanian: mažas — small in size
  • Low German: lütt — small in size
  • Low German: kleen — small in size
  • Middle Low German: luttel — small in size
  • Middle Low German: luttik — small in size
  • Middle Low German: luttink — small in size
  • Middle Low German: luttichel — small in size
  • Luxembourgish: kleng — small in size
  • Macedonian: мал (mal) — small in size
  • Malay: kecil — small in size
  • Malayalam: ചെറിയ (ceṟiya) — small in size
  • Maltese: żgħir — small in size
  • Māori: iti — small in size
  • Māori: poniponi — small in size
  • Māori: riki — small in size
  • Māori: nohinohi — small in size
  • Māori: paku — small in size
  • Mapudungun: pichi — small in size
  • Marathi: लहान (lahān) — small in size
  • Eastern Mari: изи (izi) — small in size
  • Mongolian: жижиг (žižig) — small in size
  • Nepali: सानो (sāno) — small in size
  • Norwegian: liten — small in size
  • Occitan: pichon — small in size
  • Occitan: petit — small in size
  • Old English: lȳtel — small in size
  • Pashto: وړوکی (waṛukay) — small in size
  • Pashto: کوچنی (kučnay) — small in size
  • Persian: کوچک (kuček) — small in size
  • Persian: خرد (xord) — small in size
  • Persian: که (kah) — small in size
  • Polish: mały — small in size
  • Portuguese: pequeno — small in size
  • Punjabi: ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā) — small in size
  • Quechua: as — small in size
  • Quechua: aslla — small in size
  • Quechua: ichik — small in size
  • Quechua: pisi — small in size
  • Quechua: taksa — small in size
  • Quechua: uchuy — small in size
  • Rapa Nui: iti — small in size
  • Rapa Nui: rikiriki — small in size
  • Romani: tikno — small in size
  • Romanian: mic — small in size
  • Romanian: mică — small in size
  • Russian: ма́ленький (málenʹkij) — small in size
  • Russian: ма́лый (mályj) — small in size
  • Skolt-Sami: uˊcc — small in size
  • Sanskrit: अर्भ (arbha) — small in size
  • Sanskrit: अल्प (álpa) — small in size
  • Sanskrit: स्वल्प (svalpa) — small in size
  • Santali: ᱯᱤᱞᱪᱩ (pilcu) — small in size
  • Scots: wee — small in size
  • Scots: peedie — small in size
  • Scots: peerie — small in size
  • Scottish Gaelic: beag — small in size
  • Scottish Gaelic: mean — small in size
  • Scottish Gaelic: meanbh — small in size
  • Scottish Gaelic: mion — small in size
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма̑л — small in size
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȃl — small in size
  • Sicilian: nicu — small in size
  • Sicilian: nica — small in size
  • Sinhalese: කුඩා (kuḍā) — small in size
  • Slovak: malý — small in size
  • Slovene: majhen — small in size
  • Spanish: pequeño — small in size
  • Swedish: liten — small in size
  • Tagalog: maliit — small in size
  • Tajik: хурд (xurd) — small in size
  • Tamil: சிறிய (ciṟiya) — small in size
  • Tarifit: ameẓẓyan — small in size
  • Tatar: кече (keçe) — small in size
  • Tatar: кечек (keçek) — small in size
  • Tatar: бәләкәй (bäläkäy) — small in size
  • Telugu: చిన్న (cinna) — small in size
  • Thai: เล็ก (lék) — small in size
  • Tibetan: ཆུང་ཆུང (chung chung) — small in size
  • Tocharian B: yekte — small in size
  • Tocharian B: totka — small in size
  • Tok Pisin: liklik — small in size
  • Turkish: küçük — small in size
  • Turkmen: kiçi — small in size
  • Udi: пӏатӏар (ṗaṭar) — small in size
  • Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (ṣġr) — small in size
  • Ukrainian: мале́нький (malénʹkyj) — small in size
  • Ukrainian: мали́й (malýj) — small in size
  • Urdu: چھوٹا (choṭā) — small in size
  • Uzbek: kichik — small in size
  • Vietnamese: nhỏ — small in size
  • Walloon: pitit — small in size
  • Welsh: bach — small in size
  • Yiddish: קליין (kleyn) — small in size
  • Zhuang: iq — small in size
  • Zulu: -ncane — small in size
  • Zuni: ts'ana — small in size
  • Bulgarian: незначи́телен (neznačítelen) — insignificant, trivial
  • Catalan: mica — insignificant, trivial
  • French: peu — insignificant, trivial
  • French: pas beaucoup de — insignificant, trivial
  • Italian: poco — insignificant, trivial
  • Portuguese: menor — insignificant, trivial
  • Portuguese: pequeno — insignificant, trivial
  • Quechua: tumpa — insignificant, trivial
  • Quechua: wallka — insignificant, trivial
  • Sicilian: muḍḍica — insignificant, trivial
  • Sicilian: stizza — insignificant, trivial
  • Sicilian: tanticchia — insignificant, trivial
  • Spanish: poco — insignificant, trivial
  • Spanish: menor — insignificant, trivial
  • Swedish: ringa — insignificant, trivial
  • Swedish: föga — insignificant, trivial
  • Ottoman Turkish: آز (az) — insignificant, trivial
  • Aramaic: זעורא (z‘ūrā, z‘ūro) — very young
  • Aramaic: זעורתא (z‘ūrtā, z‘ūrto) — very young
  • Aramaic: ܙܥܘܪܐ (z‘ūrā, z‘ūro) — very young
  • Aramaic: ܙܥܘܪܬܐ (z‘ūrtā, z‘ūrto) — very young
  • Armenian: փոքր (pʻokʻr) — very young
  • Bashkir: кесе (kese) — very young
  • Bashkir: бәләкәй (bələkəy) — very young
  • Bulgarian: ма́лък (málǎk) — very young
  • Czech: malý — very young
  • Dutch: klein — very young
  • Finnish: pieni — very young
  • German: klein — very young
  • Greek: μικρός (mikrós) — very young
  • Hebrew: קטן (katán) — very young
  • Irish: beag — very young
  • Jamaican Creole: likkle — very young
  • Latin: iuvenis — very young
  • Macedonian: мал (mal) — very young
  • Macedonian: малечок (malečok) — very young
  • Eastern Mari: изи (izi) — very young
  • Norwegian: liten — very young
  • Pashto: وړوکی (waṛukay) — very young
  • Pashto: کوچنی (kučnay) — very young
  • Portuguese: pequenino — very young
  • Quechua: uchuylla — very young
  • Russian: ма́ленький (málenʹkij) — very young
  • Scottish Gaelic: beag — very young
  • Sicilian: nicu — very young
  • Sicilian: jùvini — very young
  • Spanish: pequeño — very young
  • Swedish: liten — very young
  • Tarifit: ameẓẓyan — very young
  • Welsh: ifanc — very young
  • Armenian: փոքր (pʻokʻr) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Bulgarian: мла́дши (mládši) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Czech: malý — (of a sibling) younger
  • Czech: mladý — (of a sibling) younger
  • Danish: lille — (of a sibling) younger
  • Dutch: jongere — (of a sibling) younger
  • Dutch: klein — (of a sibling) younger
  • Finnish: pikku- — (of a sibling) younger
  • French: cadet — (of a sibling) younger
  • German: klein — (of a sibling) younger
  • German: jung — (of a sibling) younger
  • Greek: μικρός (mikrós) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Hebrew: קטן (katán) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Hindi: छोटा (choṭā) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Hungarian: kis — (of a sibling) younger
  • Hungarian: öcs — (of a sibling) younger
  • Hungarian: húg — (of a sibling) younger
  • Italian: piccolo — (of a sibling) younger
  • Jamaican Creole: likkle — (of a sibling) younger
  • K'iche': chi'p — (of a sibling) younger
  • K'iche': ch'ip — (of a sibling) younger
  • Central Kurdish: بِچووک (biçûk) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Central Kurdish: بچکۆلە (biçkole) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Latin: iuvenis — (of a sibling) younger
  • Macedonian: мал (mal) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Macedonian: малечок (malečok) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Malayalam: കുഞ്ഞ് (kuññŭ) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Norwegian: lille- — (of a sibling) younger
  • Pashto: وړوکی (waṛukay) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Pashto: کوچنی (kučnay) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Portuguese: mais novo — (of a sibling) younger
  • Russian: мла́дший (mládšij) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Scots: wee — (of a sibling) younger
  • Scottish Gaelic: beag — (of a sibling) younger
  • Sicilian: nicu — (of a sibling) younger
  • Sicilian: nica — (of a sibling) younger
  • Slovene: mlajši — (of a sibling) younger
  • Swedish: yngre — (of a sibling) younger
  • Swedish: lille- — (of a sibling) younger
  • Telugu: చిన్న (cinna) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Urdu: چھوٹا (choṭā) — (of a sibling) younger
  • Western Apache: dayąhą́go — small in number, few
  • Aymara: juk'a — small in number, few
  • Bashkir: әҙ (əź) — small in number, few
  • Bulgarian: ма́лък (málǎk) — small in number, few
  • Chinese: 淡薄仔 一些? (tām-po̍h-á) — small in number, few
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一些 (yì xiē) — small in number, few
  • Esperanto: iom — small in number, few
  • Esperanto: malmulta — small in number, few
  • German: wenig — small in number, few
  • Paraguayan Guarani: mbovy — small in number, few
  • Hebrew: מְעַט (me'át) — small in number, few
  • Hindi: अल्प (alp) — small in number, few
  • Hindi: तनिक (tanik) — small in number, few
  • Hindi: थोड़ा (thoṛā) — small in number, few
  • Hindi: थोड़ी (thoṛī) — small in number, few
  • Hungarian: kevés — small in number, few
  • Malayalam: കുറച്ച് (kuṟaccŭ) — small in number, few
  • Old Turkic: 𐰀𐰕 — small in number, few
  • Portuguese: pequeno — small in number, few
  • Portuguese: pouco — small in number, few
  • Quechua: as — small in number, few
  • Quechua: aslla — small in number, few
  • Quechua: pisi — small in number, few
  • Quechua: wallka — small in number, few
  • Sanskrit: ईषत् (īṣat) — small in number, few
  • Sanskrit: स्वल्प (svalpa) — small in number, few
  • Sicilian: picca — small in number, few
  • Sicilian: n'anticchia — small in number, few
  • Sicilian: tanticchia — small in number, few
  • Slovak: trochu — small in number, few
  • Spanish: poco — small in number, few
  • Sundanese: sakedik — small in number, few
  • Turkish: az — small in number, few
  • Ottoman Turkish: آز (az) — small in number, few
  • Arabic: قَلِيلاً (qalīlan) — not much
  • Arabic: قَلِيل (qalīl) — not much
  • Arabic: قَليل (galīl) — not much
  • Armenian: քիչ (kʻičʻ) — not much
  • Armenian: սակավ (sakav) — not much
  • Aromanian: putsãn — not much
  • Aromanian: ptsãn — not much
  • Asturian: pocu — not much
  • Bakhtiari: کم (kam) — not much
  • Basque: gutxi — not much
  • Belarusian: ма́ла (mála) — not much
  • Belarusian: няшма́т (njašmát) — not much
  • Bengali: কম (kom) — not much
  • Bulgarian: ма́лко (málko) — not much
  • Burmese: နည်း (nany:) — not much
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ло (málo) — not much
  • Catalan: poc — not much
  • Chamicuro: naspejka — not much
  • Chinese Mandarin: 少 (shǎo) — not much
  • Czech: málo — not much
  • Danish: lidt — not much
  • Dutch: weinig — not much
  • Esperanto: iomete — not much
  • Estonian: vähe — not much
  • Finnish: vähän — not much
  • French: peu — not much
  • Galician: pouco — not much
  • German: wenig — not much
  • German: kaum — not much
  • Greek: λίγο (lígo) — not much
  • Gujarati: થોડું (thoḍũ) — not much
  • Hebrew: קצת — not much
  • Hebrew: מעט — not much
  • Hindi: कम (kam) — not much
  • Hungarian: keveset — not much
  • Hungarian: kevéssé — not much
  • Icelandic: lítið — not much
  • Ido: poka — not much
  • Indonesian: sedikit — not much
  • Ingrian: vähä — not much
  • Irish: beag — not much
  • Italian: poco — not much
  • Japanese: 少ない (sukunai) — not much
  • Khmer: តិច (təc) — not much
  • Korean: 적다 (jeokda) — not much
  • Central Kurdish: کەم (kem) — not much
  • Laboya: mahha — not much
  • Lao: ນ້ອຍ (nǭi) — not much
  • Latin: paucus — not much
  • Latin: non multus — not much
  • Latin: paulo — not much
  • Latvian: maz — not much
  • Limburgish: min — not much
  • Lithuanian: mažai — not much
  • Macedonian: малку (malku) — not much
  • Malayalam: അല്പം (alpaṁ) — not much
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lite — not much
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lite — not much
  • Old English: lyt — not much
  • Pashto: لږ (lëģ) — not much
  • Persian: کم (kam) — not much
  • Polish: mało — not much
  • Portuguese: pouco — not much
  • Romanian: puțin — not much
  • Russian: ма́ло (málo) — not much
  • Russian: немно́го (nemnógo) — not much
  • Northern Sami: unˈnán — not much
  • Scottish Gaelic: beagan — not much
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма̏ло — not much
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȁlo — not much
  • Slovak: málo — not much
  • Slovene: malo — not much
  • Spanish: poco — not much
  • Spanish: poquito — not much
  • Sundanese: sakedik — not much
  • Swahili: kidogo — not much
  • Swedish: lite — not much
  • Thai: น้อย (nɔ́ɔi) — not much
  • Turkish: az — not much
  • Ukrainian: ма́ло (málo) — not much
  • Ukrainian: небага́то (nebaháto) — not much
  • Urdu: کم (kam) — not much
  • Vietnamese: ít — not much
  • Võro: veidüq — not much
  • Votic: vähäize — not much
  • Albanian: pak — small amount
  • Arabic: قَلِيل (qalīl) — small amount
  • Armenian: քիչ (kʻičʻ) — small amount
  • Armenian: սակավ (sakav) — small amount
  • Belarusian: ма́ла (mála) — small amount
  • Bulgarian: ма́лко (málko) — small amount
  • Burmese: နည်း (nany:) — small amount
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ма́ло (málo) — small amount
  • Catalan: poc — small amount
  • Catalan: una mica de — small amount
  • Cherokee: ᎦᏲᏟ (gayotli) — small amount
  • Chinese Mandarin: 少 (shǎo) — small amount
  • Czech: málo — small amount
  • Danish: lidt — small amount
  • Dutch: weinig — small amount
  • Dutch: een beetje — small amount
  • Estonian: pisut — small amount
  • Finnish: hieman — small amount
  • Finnish: vähän — small amount
  • French: peu — small amount
  • French: peu de — small amount
  • German: wenig — small amount
  • Greek: λίγο (lígo) — small amount
  • Ancient Greek: ὀλίγος (olígos) — small amount
  • Hindi: थोड़ा (thoṛā) — small amount
  • Hungarian: kevés — small amount
  • Icelandic: lítið — small amount
  • Igbo: obere — small amount
  • Indonesian: sedikit — small amount
  • Ingrian: vähä — small amount
  • Irish: beagán — small amount
  • Italian: poco — small amount
  • Jamaican Creole: likkle — small amount
  • Japanese: 少し (sukoshi) — small amount
  • Japanese: ちょっと (chotto) — small amount
  • Khmer: តិច (təc) — small amount
  • Korean: 적은 (jeogeun) — small amount
  • Central Kurdish: نەختێ (nextê) — small amount
  • Central Kurdish: کەم (kem) — small amount
  • Lao: ນ້ອຍ (nǭi) — small amount
  • Latin: paulo — small amount
  • Latvian: maz — small amount
  • Lithuanian: mažai — small amount
  • Macedonian: малку (malku) — small amount
  • Maltese: ftit — small amount
  • Norwegian Bokmål: litt — small amount
  • Pashto: لږ (lëģ) — small amount
  • Polish: mało — small amount
  • Portuguese: pouco — small amount
  • Romanian: puţin — small amount
  • Russian: ма́ло (málo) — small amount
  • Northern Sami: veaháš — small amount
  • Scottish Gaelic: beagan — small amount
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма̏ло — small amount
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȁlo — small amount
  • Slovak: málo — small amount
  • Slovene: malo — small amount
  • Spanish: poco — small amount
  • Sundanese: sakedik — small amount
  • Swahili: kidogo — small amount
  • Swedish: lite — small amount
  • Telugu: కొంచెం (koñceṁ) — small amount
  • Telugu: కొంత (konta) — small amount
  • Thai: น้อย (nɔ́ɔi) — small amount
  • Ukrainian: ма́ло (málo) — small amount
  • Urdu: تھوڑا (thoṛā) — small amount
  • Vietnamese: ít — small amount
  • Votic: vähäize — small amount
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