teeny-weeny

adjective

tee·​ny-wee·​ny ˌtē-nē-ˈwē-nē 

: tiny

Synonyms

• atomic
• bitsy
• bitty
• infinitesimal
• itty-bitty
• itsy-bitsy
• little bitty
• microminiature
• microscopic
• microscopical
• miniature
• minuscule
• minute
• teensy
• teensy-weensy
• teeny
• tiny
• wee
• weeny
• weensy

Examples of teeny-weeny in a Sentence

kept losing the teeny-weeny coffee mugs for the kitchen in her dollhouse

Recent Examples on the Web

Willems discusses how kids can use their imagination to understand their place. 4:14 ABCNews.com Award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems' creative spark elevated him to the big time among children's book creators, but his latest work takes us into teeny-weeny territory. —Abc News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024

Quant’s miniskirt was the teeny-weeny logo of an era of liberation. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023

Jenner captioned the photo dump from her recent Italian vacation, including multiple lakeside shots in an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny yellow thong bikini. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023

Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup. —Marci Robin, Allure, 7 July 2023

Without much deliberation, Sheva whips out that teeny-weeny mortar, basically a toy, an oversized under-barrel grenade launcher. —Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

teeny + weeny

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for teeny-weeny

• antonine
• aubergine
• celestine
• cytosine
• emetine
• infantine
• johannine
• kerosine
• kundalini
• nepheline
• phenelzine
• proserpine

Kids Definition

teeny-weeny

adjective

tee·​ny-wee·​ny

ˌtē-nē-ˈwē-nē

: tiny