The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil’ (capitalized when it is a name). “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”.

Where do you put the apostrophe in Lil?

It’s true that shrinking little to lil omits the final e, and Lil’ makes sense on that score, but it’s traditional to put the apostrophe after the i to indicate the missing tt.

What does Lil mean?

Comments. “Lil” is common shorthand for “little” and may be used in text messages, online chat, and other areas. Example. “I have to talk to my parents 4 a lil while, call u in a few mins.” Updated.

No, lil is not in the scrabble dictionary.