[mʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English mīte, of Germanic origin

[mʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small child or animal, especially when regarded as an object of sympathy
(e.g: the poor little mite looks half-starved)

- a very small amount
(e.g: his teacher thought he needed a mite of discipline)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a small Flemish copper coin): from Middle Dutch mīte; probably from the same Germanic word as mite

[mʌɪt], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- a little; slightly
(e.g: I haven't eaten yet and I'm feeling a mite peckish)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a small Flemish copper coin): from Middle Dutch mīte; probably from the same Germanic word as mite