few

Adjective

• 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 invalid's pleasures are few and far between
    
  • few roses were still blooming
    
  • few women have led troops in battle
    

Noun

• a small elite group
  • it was designed for the discriminating few