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Little
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean “little”. In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning “descendant of Beagán”. Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning (“little”), especially the German name Klein during World War II.
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Big (adjective)
Of great size, large.
“Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”
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Big (adjective)
Thought to have undue influence.
“There were concerns about the ethics of big science.”
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Big (adjective)
Popular.
“That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.”
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Big (adjective)
Adult.
“Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.”
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Big (adjective)
Fat.
“Gosh, she is big!”
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Big (adjective)
Important or significant.
“What’s so big about that? I do it all the time.”
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Big (adjective)
Enthusiastic (about).
“I’m not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won’t stop you.”
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Big (adjective)
of Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
“That’s very big of you, thank you!”
“I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn’t help myself.”
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Big (adjective)
Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
“Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.”
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Big (adjective)
Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
“She was big with child.”
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Big (adjective)
Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
“You are a big liar.”
“Why are you in such a big hurry?”
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Big (adverb)
In a loud manner.
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Big (adverb)
In a boasting manner.
“He’s always talking big, but he never delivers.”
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Big (adverb)
In a large amount or to a large extent.
“He won big betting on the croquet championship.”
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Big (adverb)
On a large scale, expansively.
“You’ve got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.”
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Big (adverb)
Hard.
“He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.”
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Big (noun)
Someone or something that is large in stature
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Big (noun)
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
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Big (noun)
The big leagues, big time.
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Big (noun)
One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
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Big (verb)
To praise, recommend, or promote.
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Big (verb)
to inhabit; occupy
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Big (verb)
to locate oneself
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Big (verb)
to build; erect; fashion
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Big (verb)
to dwell; have a dwelling
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Little (adjective)
Small in size.
“This is a little table.”
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Little (adjective)
Insignificant, trivial.
“It’s of little importance.”
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Little (adjective)
Very young.
“Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little?”
“That’s the biggest little boy I’ve ever seen.”
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Little (adjective)
Younger.
“This is my little sister.”
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Little (adjective)
Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
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Little (adjective)
Small in amount or number, having few members.
“little money;”
“little herd”
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Little (adjective)
Short in duration; brief.
“I feel better after my little sleep.”
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Little (adjective)
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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Little (adverb)
Not much.
“This is a little known fact.”
“She spoke little and listened less.”
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Little (adverb)
Not at all.
“I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in.”
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Little (determiner)
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
“There is little water left.”
“We had very little to do.”
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Little (pronoun)
Not much; not a large amount.
“Little is known about his early life.”
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Little (noun)
The participant in ageplay who acts out the younger role.
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Big (adjective)
of considerable size or extent
“big staff cuts”
“big buildings”
“her big hazel eyes”
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Big (adjective)
larger than other items of the same kind
“my big toe”
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Big (adjective)
grown-up
“I’m a big girl now”
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Big (adjective)
elder
“my big sister”
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Big (adjective)
on an ambitiously large scale
“a small company with big plans”
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Big (adjective)
doing a specified action very often or on a very large scale
“a big gambler”
“a big eater”
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Big (adjective)
showing great enthusiasm
“a big tennis fan”
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Big (adjective)
of considerable importance or seriousness
“it’s a big decision”
“his biggest problem is money”
“he made a big mistake”
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Big (adjective)
very popular or successful
“African bands which are big in Britain”
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Big (adjective)
holding an important position or playing an influential role
“as a senior in college, he was a big man on campus”
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Big (adjective)
generous
“‘I’m inclined to take pity on you.’ ‘That’s big of you!’”
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Big (verb)
praise or recommend something highly
“the record’s been on the streets a while now, but it’s still worth bigging up”
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Big (noun)
the major league in a professional sport
“the day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in”
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Little (adjective)
small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude)
“a little puppy dog”
“a boring little man”
“the plants will grow into little bushes”
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Little (adjective)
(of a person) young or younger
“my little brother”
“when she was little she was always getting into scrapes”
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Little (adjective)
denoting something, especially a place, that is the smaller or smallest of those so named or is named after a similar larger one
“the village of Little Chesterton”
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Little (adjective)
used in names of animals and plants that are smaller than related kinds, e.g. little grebe.
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Little (adjective)
of short distance or duration
“we climbed up a little way”
“stay for a little while”
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Little (adjective)
relatively unimportant or trivial (often used ironically)
“I can’t remember every little detail”
“we have a little problem”
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Little (determiner)
a small amount of
“you only see a little of what he can do”
“we got a little help from a training scheme”
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Little (determiner)
a short time or distance
“after a little, the rain stopped”
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Little (determiner)
used to emphasize how small an amount is
“the rouble is worth so little these days”
“he ate and drank very little”
“there was very little time to be lost”
“I have little doubt of their identity”
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Little (pronoun)
a small amount of
“we got a little help from a training scheme”
“you only see a little of what he can do”
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Little (pronoun)
used to emphasize how small an amount is
“I have little doubt of their identity”
“he ate and drank very little”
“the rouble is worth so little these days”
“there was very little time to be lost”
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Little (pronoun)
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Little (pronoun)
a short time or distance
“after a little, the rain stopped”
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Little (adverb)
to a small extent
“I was always a little afraid of her”
“he reminded me a little of my parents”
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Little (adverb)
only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis)
“he was little known in this country”
“he had slept little these past weeks”
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Little (adverb)
hardly or not at all
“little did he know what wheels he was putting into motion”