peewees

pee·wee¹ (p

)

n. Informal

One, such as a child, that is relatively or unusually small.

[Probably reduplication of wee.]

peewee adj.

pee·wee² (p

)

Variant of pewee.

peewee [ˈpiːwiː]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variant spelling of pewee

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variant (esp Scot) of peewit

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral another name for magpie lark

4. (Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) Canadian

a. an age level of 12 to 13 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey

b. (as modifier) peewee hockey

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	peewee - disparaging terms for small people half-pint, runt, shrimp small person - a person of below average size
	2.	peewee - small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America Contopus virens, pewee, wood pewee, peewit, pewit New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing Contopus, genus Contopus - pewees Contopus sordidulus, western wood pewee - small flycatcher of western North America

Translations

peewee [piːwiː] ADJ (US) → diminuto, pequeñito

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Contopus Contopus sordidulus Contopus virens flycatcher genus Contopus half-pint magpie lark New World flycatcher peewit pewee pewit runt shrimp small person tyrant bird tyrant flycatcher western wood pewee wood pewee	Meanwhile, the North Middlesex peewees defeated Mattapan, 36-20, and the Shrewsbury midgets defeated West Lynn, 37-0, in the Division 2 semifinals at Oakmont Regional High in Ashburnham. Worcester Vikings test Disney character by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) The two other boys' squads that captured A championships were the Wikwemikong peewees, who blanked Curve Lake 7-0 in their final and the Moose Cree midget team, which defeated Beausoleil 5-0. Southern Ontario hosts Little NHL for first time by Laskaris, Sam / Windspeaker A poster campaign illustrating the dangers of off-road riding, particularly on peewees, was launched in March and the city council's Action Against Crime team purchased three 400cc off-road motorbikes to enable police to go in pursuit of the peewee riders. Peewee effort earns award; JOINT ACTION TO BE RECOGNISED FOR CUTTING ... by Hall, Paula / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)	peeptoe peepul peer peer group peer of the realm peer pressure peer review peer-to-peer peer-to-peer network peerage Peerdom peeress peerie peerless Peert Peerweet peetweet peeve peeved peevers peevish peevishly peevishness Peevit peewee peewees peewit peg peg away peg board peg climbing peg down Peg ladder peg leg peg out Peg tankard Peg tooth peg top peg up Peg-Board peg-top Pegador Pegasean Pegasoid Pegasus pegboard pegged pegged-down Pegger pegging pegleg	Peeter Heynsgenootschap Peetree dish Peetree dish Peetree dish peetweet PEEU Peeva, Vela peeve peeve peeve peeved peeved peeved peevers peeves peeves peeves peeving peeving peeving peevish peevish peevishly peevishly peevishness peevishness Peevit PEEW peewee peewee peewees peewit peewit peewits PEEX PEEZ PEF PEF PEFA PEFBA PEFC PEFCC PEFCO PEFCO PEFCS PEFCU PEFD PEFE Peff Peffer Western Environmental Education Program PEFFT PEFG PEFGA pefgt PEFI PEFIN PEFINDO PEFL

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Contopus
Contopus sordidulus
Contopus virens
flycatcher
genus Contopus
half-pint
magpie lark
New World flycatcher
peewit
pewee
pewit
runt
shrimp
small person
tyrant bird
tyrant flycatcher
western wood pewee
wood pewee

Meanwhile, the North Middlesex peewees defeated Mattapan, 36-20, and the Shrewsbury midgets defeated West Lynn, 37-0, in the Division 2 semifinals at Oakmont Regional High in Ashburnham.

Worcester Vikings test Disney character by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

The two other boys' squads that captured A championships were the Wikwemikong peewees, who blanked Curve Lake 7-0 in their final and the Moose Cree midget team, which defeated Beausoleil 5-0.

Southern Ontario hosts Little NHL for first time by Laskaris, Sam / Windspeaker

A poster campaign illustrating the dangers of off-road riding, particularly on peewees, was launched in March and the city council's Action Against Crime team purchased three 400cc off-road motorbikes to enable police to go in pursuit of the peewee riders.

Peewee effort earns award; JOINT ACTION TO BE RECOGNISED FOR CUTTING ... by Hall, Paula / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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