Definition of few

• an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"
• a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
• a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalids pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"