Definition of "little"

Small in size.

1. Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.  quotations  examples

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   • "You are a little, little man," she proclaimed, staring obviously below my waist as she pronounced the second "little." It was almost disappointing. I'd heard that one before, but it still left a new scar each time.

     2017, David Russell, Winston Patrick Mystery 2-Book Bundle‎, page 70

Insignificant, trivial.  quotations

1. (offensive) Used to belittle a person.  examples

Very young.  examples

(of a sibling) Younger.  examples

(often capitalized) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.  quotations

1. (derogatory) To imply that the inhabitants of the place have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.  quotations  examples

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   • 2012, Comedian Steve Coogan on Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, He is the embodiment of Fleet Street bullying, using his newspaper to peddle his Little-England, curtain-twitching Alan Partridgesque view of the world, which manages to combine sanctimonious, pompous moralising and prurient, voyeuristic, judgmental obsession

Having few members.  examples

(of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein, often capitalized) Operating on a small scale.  examples

Short in duration; brief.  examples

Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.  quotations  examples

Not much.  quotations  examples

Not at all.  quotations  examples

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

Not much; not a large amount.  examples

(chiefly uncountable or in the singular) A small amount.  examples

(countable, informal) A child; particularly an infant.  examples

An adult in a child-like role:

1. (countable, university slang) A newly initiated member of a sorority, who is mentored by a big.  quotations

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   • He was there the night of Cristoph's party. All the littles were assigned to their bigs. Ian and Christoph had rushed the same fraternity. When they became upperclassmen, they both ended up on the board.

     2018, Kelly Ann Gonzales, Through an Opaque Window

   • She added that the relationship between bigs and littles is "what each pair makes of it," and that a lot of the pairs often get dinner together and become close friends.

     2019 April 1, Audrey Steinkamp, “Sororities pair new members with "bigs"”, in Yale Daily News‎

   • Some traditions of the chapter include lineages with bigs and littles, receiving of paddles from a big, and a national stroll, Wolsch-Gallia said.

     2022 September 27, Shreya Varrier, “Gamma Rho Lambda provides LGBTQIA+ community in greek life”, in Iowa State Daily‎

2. (countable, BDSM, ABDL) The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.  examples

3. (countable) One who has mentally age regressed to a childlike state.  quotations  examples

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   • People with [dissociative identity] disorder frequently have a younger personality among their distinctive personalities. However, it’s believed that the "little" may not be a separate personality. Instead, it may be a regressed version of the original personality.

     2019 August 30, Kimberly Holland, Healthline‎