ˈfuːt.lɪŋ ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈlɪtəl ˈlɪtl̩ ˈlɘtl̩ ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl ˈmɪn.əˌskjul ˈpɛti

ˌpɪkəˈjuːn ˌpɪkəˈjun ˈpɪdəlɪŋ ʃɔːt ʃɔɹt ʃoːt slaɪt smɔːl smɔl smɑl smoːl ˈtɹɪ.vi.əl not much he talked little about his family small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) 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 (informal) small and of little importance 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 limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent a little dining room a little house a small car a little (or small) group (of a voice) faint a little voice a still small voice lowercase little a small a e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some little rain fell in May gave it little thought little time is left we still have little money a little hope remained there's slight chance that it will work there's a slight chance it will work (of children and animals) young, immature what a big little boy you are small children low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal he was short and stocky short in stature a short smokestack a little man a small amount or duration he accepted the little they gave him