mite /maɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ]
1 . a very small creature that lives in plants, ↑ carpet s etc
2 . spoken a small child, especially one that you feel sorry for:
Poor mite! You must be starving!
3 . a mite slightly SYN a bit :
She’s a mite shy.
It’s a mite too big for the box.
4 . a mite of something old-fashioned a small amount of something