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English
Etymology
Contracted from little, especially as pronounced with flapping, when the /t/ is barely audible.
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Adjective
li'l
- Pronunciation spelling of little.
1898, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Folks from Dixie, page 118:" Go s'eepy, baby; don' you be 'Paid; mammy ain' gwine let nuffin' hu't you, even ef pappy don' wan' look at huh li'l face. Bye, bye, go s'eepy, mammy's li'l gal."
2006, Cris Burks, Neecey's lullaby:Jesse called her his li'l cutie pie. Because she was happy to be so cute and her daddy's little girl,
- Generic intensifier.
This li'l puppy is adorable!
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