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Definition of Teeny-weeny
1. Adjective. (used informally) very small. "A wee tot"
Exact synonyms: Bittie, Bitty, Itsy-bitsy, Itty-bitty, Teensy, Teensy-weensy, Teentsy, Teeny, Wee, Weensy, Weeny
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Bit, Weeness
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Little, Small
Derivative terms: Bit, Weeness
Definition of Teeny-weeny
1. Adjective. (colloquial often childish or humorous) Very small; tiny; miniscule. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teeny-weeny
Literary usage of Teeny-weeny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Waldo Burgess (1920)
"CHAPTER XIX TEENY WEENY AND HIS COUSIN "Op course Old Mother Nature knows, but
just the same it is hard for me not to believe that Teeny Weeny is a ..."
2. With Trumpet and Drum by Eugene Field (1892)
"teeny-weeny •p>VERY evening, after tea, Jly Teeny-Weeny comes to me, And, astride
my willing knee, Plies his lash and rides away; Though that palfrey, ..."
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