peewee
[ pee-wee ]
/ ˈpiˌwi /
adjective
very small; tiny.
insignificant or inconsequential: a player sent to the peewee leagues.
noun
a person or thing that is unusually small.
an animal that is small for its kind; runt.
Marbles. a small playing marble, often one made of clay rather than glass.
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precise, insignificant, tiny, infinitesimal, microscopic, minuscule, minimal, paltry, measly, inconsequential, frail, trivial, feeble, slight, teeny, miniature, puny, little, wee, minim
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Origin of peewee
First recorded in 1885–90; rhyming compound based on wee
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peewee
/ (ˈpiːwiː) /
noun
a variant spelling of pewee
a variant (esp Scot) of peewit
Australian another name for magpie lark
Canadian
- an age level of 12 to 13 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey
- (as modifier)peewee hockey
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peewee
1877, "small, tiny, for children," a dialect word, possibly a varied reduplication of wee. Attested earlier (1848) as a noun meaning "a small marble." (Baseball Hall-of-Famer Harold "Peewee" Reese got his nickname because he was a marbles champion before he became a Dodgers shortstop.) As a type of bird (variously applied on different continents) it is attested from 1886, imitative of a bird cry.
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