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: pewee
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: one that is diminutive or small
especially
: a small child
3
: an age-specific level of youth sports
also
: a member of a team in a peewee league
peewee
adjective
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that particular species is the peewee of the salmon world
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Smaller varieties, such as baby whole potatoes and peewee potatoes, tend to have thin skins and can be boiled without peeling or cutting.
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Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
His voice was pitying and patient, like a peewee-soccer coach imparting a lesson of sportsmanship.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
But his dad, his head coach since his peewee days, didn’t like the idea that his son couldn’t make a catch.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Gun violence at youth sports games like peewee football has been spurred on by gambling, according to Cincinnati City Councilman Scotty Johnson.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
His voice was pitying and patient, like a peewee-soccer coach imparting a lesson of sportsmanship.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
But his dad, his head coach since his peewee days, didn’t like the idea that his son couldn’t make a catch.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Gun violence at youth sports games like peewee football has been spurred on by gambling, according to Cincinnati City Councilman Scotty Johnson.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for peewee
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“Peewee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peewee. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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