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   teensy-weensy

   /ˌtiːnzɪˈwiːnzi/

   adjective

   • 1. tiny: informal "do we detect a teensy-weensy bit of animosity?"

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   What does teensy-weensy mean?

   • , Baby Talk. tiny; small. Teensy-weensy definition: tiny; small.. See examples of TEENSY-WEENSY used in a sentence.

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   What does Teeny Weeny mean?

   • Tiny. Very small; tiny: a facetious imitation of child's talk. (idiomatic, often childish or humorous) Alternative spelling of teeny-weeny. She wore an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini. This, admittedly, can make life a teeny-weeny bit complicated when you move three times in nine years.

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   What is Teeny-Weeny?

   • Extremely small; tiny. I'm not hungry, but I'd love to try just a teeny-weeny bite of your meal, if you don't mind. Be sure to appreciate the time when your children are teeny-weeny, because they grow up very fast!

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   What does Teeny mean?

   • Teensy itself is just a variant form of the earlier word ‘teeny’, which has the same meaning. It doesn’t take much of a leap of the imagination to realise that teeny is also a variant, of a word we are familiar with – ‘tiny’. This is an older 16th century word which the OED defines as “very small, little, or slight; wee, minute”.

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   Examples of teensy-weensy in a Sentence. the newborn kittens were teensy-weensy and adorable. Recent Examples on the Web Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023.

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   Teensy-weensy definition: tiny; small.. See examples of TEENSY-WEENSY used in a sentence.

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   informal. extremely small; tiny. Also: teeny-weeny (ˈtiːnɪˈwiːnɪ ), teensy-weensy (ˈtiːnzɪˈwiːnzɪ ), teensy (ˈtiːnzɪ ) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: variant of tiny. teensy-weensy in American English. (ˈtinsiˈwinsi) adjective. baby talk. tiny; small.

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   ‘Teensy-weensy’ means very small. It is often used as a form of baby talk to young children when emphasizing the smallness of something. For example, “why don’t you eat just a teensy-weensy bit more spinach?”.

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   Definitions of teensy-weensy. adjective. (used informally) very small. synonyms: bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny. little, small. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.

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   What does the adjective teensy-weensy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective teensy-weensy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Synonyms for TEENSY-WEENSY: tiny, minuscule, weensy, miniature, microscopic, microscopical, teensy, small; Antonyms of TEENSY-WEENSY: huge, enormous, gigantic, massive, giant, tremendous, large, colossal.