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small / little
What is the difference between small and little when we talk about children?
What is correct?
I have a little son / I have a small son
I have a little baby / I have a small baby
Your boy is too little to walk / Your boy is too small to walk
19 lug 2013 06:42
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Normally "little" would be used in this case, which works better with "baby" than with "son". You can also say "I have a young son" and "Your boy is too young to walk". Saying "young" baby is not the best, because a "baby" is always young, so "little baby" is better in this case.
19 luglio 2013
In the first two examples, you could use either word and it would mean the same thing. In the second example, the first is correct, but it's because the word "little" is being used to refer to age.
19 luglio 2013
there are implicit approximate ages for words phases of childhood - child (3 or greater), toddler ( <3, already standing), baby (< 2, not walking)
21 luglio 2013
little is correct in each case. small is somewhat ambiguous in that it may refer to size, 'my little boy is quite big/small for his age'.
21 luglio 2013
I have the same problem so I prefer to use young or younger for children :)
19 luglio 2013
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