li'l

adj
/lɪɫ/

Etymology

Contracted from little, especially as pronounced with flapping, when the /t/ is barely audible.

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation spelling of little.

    • " Go s'eepy, baby; don' you be 'Paid; mammy ain' gwine let nuffin' hu't you, even ef pappy don' wan' look at huh li'l face. Bye, bye, go s'eepy, mammy's li'l gal."
    • Jesse called her his li'l cutie pie. Because she was happy to be so cute and her daddy's little girl,
  2. Generic intensifier.

    • This li'l puppy is adorable!

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA