peewee

pee·wee ¹

 (pē′wē)

n. Informal

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

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[Probably reduplication of wee.]

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pee′wee adj.

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pee·wee ²

 (pē′wē)

n.

Variant of pewee.

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peewee

(ˈpiːwiː)

n

1. (Animals) a variant spelling of pewee

2. (Animals) a variant (esp Scot) of peewit

3. (Animals) Austral another name for magpie lark

4. (Hockey (Field & Ice))

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

b. (as modifier): peewee hockey.

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pee•wee

(ˈpiˌwi)

n. Informal.

a person or thing that is unusually small.

[1885–90; rhyming compound based on wee]

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Thesaurus

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

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peewee

adjective

Informal. Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.

Informal: pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

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Translations

peewee

[piːwiː] ADJ (US) → diminuto, pequeñito

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