teeny

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiːni/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːni

Etymology 1

From tiny.

Adjective

teeny (comparative teenier, superlative teeniest)

(informal) Very small; tiny.

Synonyms

(very small):
(standard): minuscule, minute, tiny

(informal): teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, weeny, eeny

Translations

very small (informal)

Finnish: pikkiriikkinen (fi)
French: tout petit
Italian: piccolo piccolo
Plautdietsch: grennauzje

Etymology 2

From teen (“grief”) +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots teenie (“a peevish individual”).

Adjective

teeny (comparative more teeny, superlative most teeny)

(UK, dialect) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) fretful; peevish; cross

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for teeny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

yente

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