"likkle" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪ.kəl/, /ˈlɪ.kəw/, /ˈlɪ.kəʊ/ Forms: more likkle [comparative], most likkle [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkəl Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole likkle, from English little. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|jam|likkle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Jamaican Creole likkle, {{bor+|en|jam|likkle}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole likkle, {{der|en|en|little}} English little Head templates: {{en-adj}} likkle (comparative more likkle, superlative most likkle)
  1. (Caribbean, MTE, MLE, Yorkshire, Lancashire, slang) Little. Tags: Caribbean, Multicultural-London-English, Yorkshire, slang

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