pewee

noun

pe·​wee ˈpē-(ˌ)wē 

: any of various small largely gray or olive-colored American flycatchers (genus Contopus)

Examples of pewee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dead migratory birds -- which include species such as warblers, bluebirds, sparrows, blackbirds, the western wood pewee and flycatchers -- are also being found in Colorado, Texas and Mexico. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020

There were also 22 double-crested cormorants, two bald eagles, two American kestrels, 11 Eastern wood-pewees, and 23 red-eyed vireos. — BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019

The migrant wildlife is gone, the pewees, vireos and wood thrushes all far to the south by now. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2017

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pewee

• buoy
• chewy
• dewy
• gooey
• cestui
• ennui

Kids Definition

pewee

noun

pe·​wee ˈpē-wē 

: any of various small grayish or greenish brown birds that eat flying insects