as in diminutive
something (such as an animal) much smaller than others of its kind that particular species is the peewee of the salmon world

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Recent Examples of peewee The Pacers—athletic, young, clever, cocky guys with vibes like the youngest brother in a rich exurban family—answered with pesky defense and an approach to basketball that more nearly approximated a sprint-heavy peewee track meet. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025 Sure, this group’s name is a punchline, lifted from a peewee soccer team that never won a game (the title doesn’t appear until the very end, immediately followed by a different name for this posse). Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025 Estevez, 62, played Gordon Bombay — an attorney–turned–unwilling peewee hockey coach who leads his team to victory against all odds — in the original film, released in 1992, as well as the two Mighty Ducks sequels, 1994’s D2: The Mighty Ducks and 1996’s D3: The Mighty Ducks. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Potato varieties range from peewee to large russet to Yukon Gold or even red-skinned ones. Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peewee
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Noun
  • Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Later, of course, it was revealed that a quite human dwarf was hidden within the machine, directing the Turk’s gameplay.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The shrub grows 6 to 15 feet tall; there are dwarf, medium-sized, and tall varieties.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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  • The Supreme Court in June declined the toy companies’ request to take up the issue before a lower appeals court ruled on the case.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kindergarteners through fifth graders will be taught to identify differences between toy guns, air guns, BB guns and real firearms.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Peewee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peewee. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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