(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth | low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal |
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
not tried or tested by experience | (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some |
being in its early stage | small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) |
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh | lowercase |
| (of a voice) faint |
| (informal) small and of little importance |
| (of children and animals) young, immature |