any of a large order of small to minute invertebrate animals related to the spiders and ticks that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods: order Acari
a very small child or animal
a very small amount or particle
formerly, a small coin or sum of money; specif a Flemish coin of low value
a mite
informal to a small extent; somewhat
I'm a mite hungry
[Old English mīte; related to Middle Dutch mite mite, small copper coin]