teeny-weeny en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From teeny + weeny.
Meanings
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(childish, colloquial, humorous, often) Very small; tiny; minuscule.
And she was allus a making teeny-weeny little night caps and flannel shirts...
1855, Frank Forester, “The Wigwam in the Wilderness”, in W.C. Bryant et al., editors, Graham's American monthly magazine of literature, art, and fashion, volume 47, page 321:"... Why, you were a little, teeny, weeny fellow then — the brightest and lovingest in all Enfield!"
1855, Which : the right, or the left?, page 500:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| teeny weeny | alternative | lexicographic | |
| teeny-weeniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| teensy-weensy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| teeny-weenier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
nl ietsiepietsie (very small) · hu icipici (very small) · nn bitteliten (very small) · ru с гу́лькин нос (very small) · ru малю̀сенький (very small) · sv pytteliten (very small) · nb bitteliten (very small) · hu icike-picike (very small)