pequeño / pequeña (adjective)

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  1. small, little
  2. young (referring to age, e.g. “de pequeño” – as a child)
  3. minor, slight (referring to problems, issues, etc.)

amigos desde pequeños.

They were friends since they were little.

Tenía miedo de la oscuridad de pequeño.

I used to be afraid of the dark as a child.

Mi tío perdió un ojo jugando al fútbol de pequeño.

My uncle lost an eye playing football as a kid.

Mi vecino es nativo de un pueblo pequeño en los Andes.

My neighbour is a native of a small village in the Andes.

Solo comí una pequeña del pastel de chocolate.

I only ate a small part of the chocolate cake.