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littel

US/ˈlɪt.l̩/

littel is the alternative form of little.

Meaning of little

Adjective

little (comparative littler or lesser, superlative littlest or least)

  1. Small, not large, limited, particularly
    • Not that she cared twopence for the enormous sum, really, now that concord was established! No, her little flutters of honest remorse were constantly disappearing in the immense exultant joy of being alive and of contemplating her idol.1914, Arnold Bennett, The Price of Love, Harper & Brothers, page 418
  2. Small, limited in size.
    • This is a little table.
  3. Short, limited in extent.
    • It’s only a little ways now.
  4. Brief, limited in duration.
    • I always feel better after a little sleep.
  5. Young, limited in growth.
    • Where's the little boys' room?
  6. (especially) Younger, regardless of size or height.
    • You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister.

See all 26 meanings of little

Proper noun capitalized: Littel

Littel (plural Littels)

  1. A surname.

Forms of littel

Adjective
comparativemore littel
superlativemost littel
Adverb
comparativemore littel
superlativemost littel
Noun
plurallittels
Proper noun
pluralLittels

Origin of littel

A variant of Little, from little (“small, not much, younger”).

Questions about littel

What does littel mean?
Littel means a surname.
What is littel the alternative form of?
Littel is the alternative form of little.
What part of speech is littel?
Littel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce littel?
Littel is pronounced /ˈlɪt.l̩/ (US).

Words near littel in the dictionary

  1. litster
  2. litsters
  3. Litt
  4. Litt.D.
  5. litted
  6. littel
  7. Littell
  8. Littells
  9. littels
  10. litten
  11. Littens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: littel (page history and authors); Littel (page history and authors); little (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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