klein — meaning in English

English meaning

• little adj Small in size.
• puny adj Small, weak, or unimpressive; lacking strength or significance.
• short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
• shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
• small adjective Limited in size, amount, or importance; not large.
• wee adj Very small; tiny.

Senses

klein is used for these senses in English:

• little (of a sibling) Younger.
• puny Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. [from 16th c.]
• short (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
• shy (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
• small (figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.
• small (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
• wee (Scotland, Ireland, North England, NZ, Ottawa Valley, Mid-Ulster English) Small, little.

little — full definition

1. adj Small in size.
2. adj Young, especially referring to a child.
3. det Not much; a small amount of something.
4. adv Not very much; to a small extent.
5. noun A small amount.

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