teeny-weeny
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈtiːniˈwiːni/
- Informal
:
minúsculo
- The kitten was so teeny-weeny that it could fit in the palm of my hand.
- teeny-weeny little
- teeny-weeny itty-bitty
- teeny-weeny bit
Examples
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It showed a teeny-weeny worm-looking thing, less than one-tenth the size of a filamentous bacterium.
Academic text (2002) -
These really are teeny weeny hats that take 12 yards of yarn and almost no time at all to knit.
Blog text (31) -
So I need you guys to keep a teeny-weeny little secret for me.
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Not a teeny-weeny bit of trouble as long as you got that.
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Instead of running, May Anna just stood there as cool as could be and said, "I never saw anything so teeny-weeny."
Fiction book (1990) -
Can we at least bring her home for one teeny-weeny meaningless night?
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Your baby will then work really hard at making loads of teeny-weeny little pizzas.
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The baby alligator had teeny-weeny needle-sharp teeth.
Fiction book (2001) -
You're just a teeny-weeny tiny cog in a giant machine.
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Mrs. Claus waved goodbye until Santa and his sleigh were a teeny-weeny dot in the distance.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
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3.6
Very small in size compared with the usual type
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1.0
Very small in size so you can hold it in one hand
58
8.1
Very small, like a baby mouse
37
4.4
Very small in size or amount
26
7.5
Very small in size or amount
23
5.4
Very small and hard to notice
17
6.3
Very small in a way that seems cute
16
5.1
Very small in size, like a tiny coin
16
4.6
Very small, almost too small to notice
11
6.9
Very small in size
8
8.6
Very small and often cute, like a tiny kitten
7
7.7
Very small and hard to see
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2.1
Very small and often looking cute
1
7.2
Much smaller than what is normal or expected
1
4.3
Very small and easy to miss
So small that you can hardly see it
Very small in size or amount
Very small and cute
Being small and cute in a playful way, like a tiny puppy or baby
Small in size or amount used in a friendly playful way
An informal word that shows something is small
Very small or unimportant
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teeny-weeny is a playful double of two small words: teeny, from tiny, and weeny, like wee, meaning 'small'. People use this doubled form to show something is very, very small, so it now means 'extremely tiny'.