Meanings
teeny1
comparative teenier · superlative teeniest
teeny2
plural teenies · alternative teenie
- colloquialrareA teenager; a teenybopper.
When I was a teeny in the late 80s, I like^([sic]) 50s/60s music like that which you listed below as well as the Beatles. I simply found it fun and easier on the ears than Madonna and Paula Abdul.
2000 December 9, Absolutely Cynthia Marie, “THE TYPE OF CRAP THAT WAS ON THE RADIO in the early Sixties”, in alt.fan.kinks (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 20262 more examples
We just moved to Belgium, my husband is a naval architect and was sailing and designing sailing yachts since years, I was sailing smaller boats since I was a teeny, both are very interested to get back into active sailing.
1999 July 21, Denise Grauzinis, “want to be crew”, in alt.sailing.boats.crew (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026ahh there we go with that "most teenager"^([sic]) crap again. Its been a while since I was a teeny, but I've met a lot of teens that are a lot more mature than adults I know that are in their 30's and 40's even. Come on with the generalizations already.. do you say thing^([sic]) like "what do you expect from mexicans" too??
2000 March 15, Ratbert, “Fucking Idiots Who Shouldn't Be Playing This Game”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Apr 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery small; tiny.
More synonyms by meaning
adjective(used informally) little or tiny
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
teeny · adjective
Alteration of tiny, possibly with a childish or fanciful intention. First attested in 1825.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pikkiriikkinen
- pikkiriikkineninformal: very small
French tout petit
- tout petitinformal: very small
Italian piccolo piccolo
- piccolo piccoloinformal: very small
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teeny
Cite this entry
teeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeny
“teeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeny. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teeny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeny.
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