n.
Pronunciation: ' fyü
Function: pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English f ē awa; akin to Old High German f ō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son
Date: before 12th century
: not many persons or things < few were present> < few of his stories are true>