likkle

English Definition

little, small

Etymology

• (From English little.)

Examples

• "Da one deh too likkle. Gimme wan nex' one."

  That one's too small. Give me another one.

• "“When me was a boy — likkle boy — my mother use to dress me up inna pretty 'dan dan' when ah going out y'see. […]”"

  When I was a boy — a little boy — my mother used to dress me up in a fancy 'child's outfit' when I was going out, you see. […]

• "Miss T, beg yuh likkle flour, nuh?"

  Ms. T, may I have some flour?

• "“Next time, quail a bird-pepper leaf in di wood fire an tie it on wid likkle kerosene oil from di lamp. Mek sure is oil dat use, di one from di lamp, not new oil. […]”"

  Next time, soften the bird-pepper leaf in the wood fire and tie it on with a little kerosene oil from the lamp. Make sure that you're using the old oil from the lamp, and not fresh oil. […]