wee·ny

(wē′nē) also ween·sy (wēn′sē)

adj. wee·ni·er, wee·ni·est also ween·si·er or ween·si·est Informal

Tiny.

[Perhaps blend of wee and tiny.]

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weeny

(ˈwiːnɪ) or

weensy

adj, -nier, -niest, -sier or -siest

informal very small; tiny

[C18: from wee¹ with the ending -ny as in tiny]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wee•ny

(ˈwi ni)
adj. -ni•er, -ni•est.

Informal. tiny; small.

[1780–90]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

weeny - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"

bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

weeny

adjective

Informal. Extremely small:

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

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

Translations

minuscolo piccolino

weeny

[ˈwiːnɪ] ADJ → chiquitito, minúsculo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

weeny

adj (+er) (inf) → klitzeklein (inf), → winzig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

weeny

weeney [ˈwiːnɪ] weensie (Am) [ˈwiːnzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → minimo/a
a weeny bit more → ancora un pochino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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"Small Medium Large" is a creative concept-teaching picture book with brilliant graphics and colorful characters named (and sized appropriately) Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, Huge, Enormous and Teeny Weeny, Itty-bitty, Minuscule, and more.

Small Medium Large

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Now the Hoff swims with the fishes... ANORAK CITY

You can't see the join as Gulliver is first a giant among tiny tots then a teeny weeny who is stuck into a dress and nappy - in a very big kid's dollhouse.

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