A small quantity, space, time, etc.
In a small degree; slightly.
Below the ordinary size or amout; small; short; brief; petty.
Not little now, I can tell you. – A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
There would only be a little at a time. – The Other Girls by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
I want a little talk with you. – The Magnetic North by Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)