When you minimize something, you make it as small as possible. Think of a big mountain of toys in your room. To minimize the mess, you try to put the toys into a tiny box. The goal is to make the pile of toys look as small as it can, so your room looks tidy and neat.
Another way to think about minimize is like when you have a big picture on your computer screen. When you minimize it, the picture gets smaller and moves to the corner of the screen. It’s still there, but it doesn’t take up so much space anymore, so you can see other things on the screen.
Imagine you have a big balloon. When you let the air out slowly, the balloon becomes smaller and smaller. That’s like minimizing the balloon. It’s about making something big become small so it’s easier to handle or doesn’t get in the way.