Definitions of little:

• noun:   a small amount or duration

  Example: "He accepted the little they gave him"

• adjective:   (of a voice) faint

  Example: "A little voice"

• adjective:   lowercase

  Example: "Little a"

• adjective:   not fully grown

  Example: "What a big little boy you are"

• adjective:   small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)

  Example: "A nice little job"

• adjective:   limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

  Example: "A little dining room"

• adjective:   of short duration or distance

  Example: "In a little while"

• adjective:   (informal terms) small and of little importance

  Example: "A little (or small) matter"

• adverb:   not much

  Example: "He talked little about his family"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 2173 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #226)