The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - littleadj.

1) small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget, pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, wee, infinitesimal, minuscule, Lilliputian, teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, microscopic: I live in a little house. A little red-faced man suddenly appeared. They sat drinking coffee out of little white cups. 2) young, small, youthful: You are asking a lot from a little boy. 3) small, sparse, skimpy, meagre, scant, insufficient, inadequate, not enough, scanty, barely or hardly any: A little crowd gathered round us. You will get little help from her. There's too little milk for us to make custard. 4) short, brief: We had only a little time together before he was sent overseas. 5) trifling, trivial, small, minor, petty, paltry, insignificant, inconsiderable, unimportant, inconsequential, negligible: He seemed to consider my safety of little importance. He does a little business on the side. You are too concerned about little things. 6) small(-minded) , petty, picayune, mean, ungenerous, illiberal, cheap, narrow(-minded) , unimaginative, shallow: What is going on in his cunning little brain? --adv. 7) seldom, rarely, hardly ever, scarcely: I travel very little these days. 8) (but or only) slightly, barely, hardly, scarcely, no, not any, not much: She arrived with little more than what she was wearing. 9) scarcely, hardly: Little does he care whether he wins his wager. --pron. 1) 0 bit, dab, dollop, particle, spoonful, taste, thimbleful, speck, spot, scrap, crumb, particle, Colloq smidgen or smidgin: If you could spare me a little of your time, I'd be grateful.