Meanings
comparative teeny-weenier · superlative teeny-weeniest · alternative teeny weeny · alternative teensy-weensy
- childishcolloquialhumorousoftenVery 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 3211 more example
"... 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(used informally) little or tiny
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch ietsiepietsie
- ietsiepietsievery small
Hungarian icipici, icike-picike
- icipicivery small
- icike-picikevery small
Norwegian Bokmål bitteliten
- bittelitenvery small
Russian малю̀сенький, с гу́лькин нос
- малю̀сенький (maljùsenʹkij)very small
- с гу́лькин нос (s gúlʹkin nos)very small
Scottish Gaelic beag bìodach
- beag bìodachvery small
Swedish pytteliten
- pyttelitenvery small
Cite this entry
teeny-weeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeny-weeny
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