The word "little" is an adjective that means small in size, amount or value. The term can be used to describe something that has a low height, width, depth, weight, volume, number, degree, importance, etc. For example, one could say "the little house," meaning it's a small-sized dwelling; or "a little money," indicating an amount of cash that is not significant. The word can also be used in the negative form to describe something as unimportant: for instance, "not much" means there isn't very much of something.