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L E.G Small Make Young Brother Informal Younger

Front L... can also mean young, e.g. l... brother [informal: younger brother, NOT small brother; the opposite is b... brother]. Sometimes l... or s... suggests that something is not very important, e.g. a l... problem, I've got a lot of l... things to do, to make someone look s..., to make s... talk [talk socially, about unimportant subjects].
Back Little can also mean young, e.g. little brother [informal: younger brother, N O T small brother; the opposite is big brother]. Sometimes little or small suggests that something is not very important, e.g. a little problem, I've got a lot of little things to do, to make someone look small, to make small talk [talk socially, about unimportant subjects].
Unit Number 42
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