Definitionen
1.AdjectiveSmall, not large, limited, particularly:"This is a little table.; It’s only a little ways now.; I always feel better after a little sleep.; Where's the little boys' room?; You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister.; That's a mighty little herd you've got there.; It’s of little importance.; Listen up, you little shit.; A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.; Little Science vs Big Science... Little Steel vs Big Steel..."
2.AdjectiveSmall, limited in size."This is a little table."
3.AdjectiveShort, limited in extent."It’s only a little ways now."
4.AdjectiveBrief, limited in duration."I always feel better after a little sleep."
5.AdjectiveYoung, limited in growth."Where's the little boys' room?"
6.AdjectiveYounger, regardless of size or height."You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister."
7.AdjectiveUndeveloped or underdeveloped, limited in development, particularly in the genitals.
8.AdjectiveSmall, limited in number, having few members."That's a mighty little herd you've got there."
9.AdjectiveInsignificant, trivial, limited in importance."It’s of little importance."
10.AdjectiveWeak, inferior, unimportant, etc., used to belittle a person."Listen up, you little shit."
11.AdjectiveDenoting a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
12.AdjectiveUsed with the name of a place to imply that the inhabitants have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.
13.AdjectiveMean, selfish, bigoted, etc., limited in spirit."A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
14.AdjectiveIndependent, limited in scale, especially contrasted with well-organized and well-capitalized cartels controlling most of an industry, market, etc."Little Science vs Big Science... Little Steel vs Big Steel..."
15.AdverbNot much."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."
16.AdverbNot at all."Little did he know that the burglar was creeping upstairs at that very moment.; She little knew what awaited her."
17.DeterminerNot much, only a little: only a small amount (of)."There is (very) little water left.; We had very little to do."
18.PronounNot much; not a large amount."Little is known about his early life."
19.NounA small amount."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."
20.NounA child, particularly an infant.
21.NounAn adult in a child-like role, or in the more junior of two paired roles.
22.NounA newly initiated member of a sorority or fraternity, who is mentored by a big.
23.NounThe participant who acts out the younger role.
24.NounOne who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.
25.NounEllipsis of little go (“type of examination”)."(Can we find and add a quotation of John Henry Newman to this entry?) "