peewee
Americanadjective
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very small; tiny.
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insignificant or inconsequential.
a player sent to the peewee leagues.
noun
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peewees
plural
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a person or thing that is unusually small.
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an animal that is small for its kind; runt.
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Marbles. a small playing marble, often one made of clay rather than glass.
noun
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a variant spelling of pewee
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a variant (esp Scot) of peewit
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another name for magpie lark
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an age level of 12 to 13 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey
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( as modifier )
peewee hockey
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of peewee
First recorded in 1885–90; rhyming compound based on wee
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Their house became the gathering place for school buddies and peewee teammates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
“Russell wanted him to do a charity event for a peewee football team, to make an appearance to help raise money, and he said yes.”
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
Avoid the chicken scallopini, best for its roasted peewee potatoes and dry when I sampled it — an entree I’d implore to “Get out!,” to borrow a phrase from Ramsay.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
Senior running back and linebacker Xe’ Ree Alexander has played with Banuelos since peewee football, and has seen him dominate opponents every step of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
She was real busy with him and she went to peewee league games for him and even took him to work with her sometimes.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
He also has a tiny, mostly deflated football, the last one Burrow tossed in peewees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
After all the drills, weightlifting, practices and games, from peewees to the preps to college, being drafted is a reward onto itself.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
A pipe-fitter by trade, he spent almost all of his free time coaching under-privileged kids, from peewees to teenagers.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2015
More than most sports, from peewees to pros, hockey binds families tighter than laces on a skate.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 31, 2010
The herons flew over, the blue birds twittered and went away and came again, and the peewees disappeared and returned.
From Hoosier Mosaics by Maurice Thompson
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