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Synonyms

teeny-weeny

American  
[tee-nee-wee-nee] / ˈti niˈwi ni /
Or teenie-weenie

adjective

Baby Talk.
  1. tiny; small.


Etymology

Origin of teeny-weeny

1875–80; teeny + weeny tiny; see weenie


Example Sentences

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“A terabyte is, for most people, gigantic, yet a fragment of a human brain – just a miniscule, teeny-weeny little bit of human brain – is still thousands of terabytes.”

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024

“It is a teeny-weeny budget for what needs to be done,” Birnbaum said.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 13, 2021

We have been isolated since last March, except for some time over the summer when we got to spend time with my daughter and her teeny-weeny little bubble.

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2021

She had come up with a blood test that could be taken with a teeny-weeny drop or two of blood from the finger.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2018

This is a teeny-weeny problem that trips up even the smartest people.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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