The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name). Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled with an apostrophe as "Lil'" or "Li'l". When used as a prefix in comic or animation it can refer to a specific style of drawing where the characters appear in a chubby, childlike style. These are normally ...
What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?
So when I abbreviate "little", is it correct to write: li'l' (with an apostrophe at the end for the missing "e") I believe it is usually written li'l (without the apostrophe) But if we're leaving out the last apostrophe, can we leave out the middle one too, to give us: lil adjectives abbreviations apostrophe Share Improve this question