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Small refers to size. It is the opposite of big or large.
Elephants are large, cats are small and rats are smaller still.
They have bought a small house in the city.
The small hours = the early hours (1 am to 4 am.)
Small talk = talk about unimportant things.
She is on the small side. = She is a little too small.
In many cases both small and little are possible. However, little is preferred in cases where we also want to express some sort of emotion.
Poor little thing. (More natural than ‘Poor small thing’.)
She is a pretty little woman.
Both little and small are possible in some fixed expressions. Examples are:
Little finger / small finger
The little hand of the clock / the small hand of the clock
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