weeny
[ wee-nee ]
/ ˈwi ni /
noun, plural wee·nies.
adjective, wee·ni·er, wee·ni·est.
tiny; very small: Give me just the weeniest little piece, please.
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weenie
or wee·ny, wie·nie
[ wee-nee ]
/ ˈwi ni /
noun
Origin of weenie
wien(er) + -ie; (def 3) probably influenced by or continuous with weeny small child, noun use of weeny tiny (see wee, teeny-weeny)
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weeny
weensy (ˈwiːnzɪ)
/ (ˈwiːnɪ) /
adjective -nier, -niest, -sier or -siest
informal very small; tiny
Word Origin for weeny
C18: from wee 1 with the ending -ny as in tiny
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