mite

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mite [mite mites] BrE [maɪt] NAmE [maɪt] noun
1. a very small creature like a spider that lives on plants, animals, carpets, etc
•house dust mites
see also ↑dust mite
2. a small child or animal, especially one that you feel sorry for
•Poor little mite!
3. (old-fashioned)a small amount of sth
•The place looked a mite (= a little) expensive.

Word Origin:
sense 1 Old English mīte Germanic senses 2 to 3 late Middle English Middle Dutch mīte Germanic ↑mite

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  touch, hint, tinge, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon