"lil" meaning in English

See lil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lil.wav
Rhymes: -ɪl Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} lil
  1. Alternative form of li'l Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: li'l
    Sense id: en-lil-en-adj-T~su6OXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lil.wav Forms: lils [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪl Head templates: {{en-noun}} lil (plural lils)
  1. (gypsy slang, obsolete) A book. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lil-en-noun-kZ6dH87F
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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