1 son

1 child

1 small

2 tiny

3 few

4 young

1 very small

2 very few

3 very minor

1 to be careful

2 to take care

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)

2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children

3 sandwich generation

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)

1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

2 one doesn't act without some incentive