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teeny¹

  • /ˈtiː.ni/ UK
  • /ˈti.ni/ US

Rhymes with -iːni

Where it comes from

Alteration of tiny, possibly with a childish or fanciful intention. First attested in 1825.

adjective teenier · teeniest

  1. informal Very small; tiny.

    Similar: compact, fun size, fun-sized, ickle, insignificant, lit'l, little, low, modest, mini, petty, pint-sized

teeny²

  • /ˈtiː.ni/ UK
  • /ˈti.ni/ US

Rhymes with -iːni

Where it comes from

From teen + -y or a clipping of teenybopper.

noun teenies · teenie

  1. colloquial, rare A teenager; a teenybopper. We just moved to Belgium, my husband is a naval architect and was sailing and designing sailing yachts since years, I was sailing smaller boats since I was a teeny, both are very interested to get back into active sailing.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: teensy, weensy, teensy-weensy, little, weeny, teentsy, small, bitty, bittie, wee, itty-bitty, teeny-weeny, tiny, petit, petite, minuscule

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adj informal: very small

Françaistout petit
Italianopiccolo piccolo

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@misc{teeny_2026,
  title = {teeny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teeny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}