Adjective
(US, idiomatic, informal) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).
How about a little old game of pool?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, old.
A little old lady got on the bus.
This joke is getting a little old.
It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York. O. Henry
My little old dog, a heartbeat at my feet. Edith Wharton
Now Momma's done away with the old black kettle she used to cook in when I was just littleAnd the door ain't sprung on her electric rangeThat little old farm and home we had it ain't there no more and that's too badFolks are doing away with the simple things. Dolly Parton
He was getting to be a little old for combat or for princesses, but what was worse, he had become a lot more cynical without having become even slightly the wiser. James Blish
I heard the executioner was very good. And I have a little old creaky neck. Anne Boleyn
Just what makes that little old ant Think he'll move that rubber tree plant? Anyone knows an ant, can't Move a rubber tree plant. But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes. Sammy Cahn