Definitions:

1. A small number of people or things. ADJECTIVE
   • A strict diet is appropriate for only a few.
2. A small number of. ADJECTIVE
   • She was silent for a few seconds.
   • While some of her symptoms were transitory, others persisted for a few weeks.
3. more than one but indefinitely small in number adjective
   • I only ate a few cookies.

Synonyms:

• a couple of
• Hardly any
• Meager
• Not many
• Scarce