of less than normal, usual, or average size; not large
immature or young
small children
not great in quantity, value, amount, etc
made up of few individuals or units
a small audience
said of written or printed letters: lower-case, not capital
said of words: without a capital letter, so used in a general sense rather than to refer to the movement or political party that the capital denotes
liberal with a small ‘l’
lacking in strength
a small voice
operating on a limited scale
a small farmer
minor in power, influence, etc
only has a small say in the matter
limited in degree
paid small heed to the warning
humble or modest
a small beginning
of little consequence; trivial
a small matter
mean or petty
reduced to a humiliating position
They made me feel small
smallish adj
smallness noun
[Old English smæl]