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teensy-weensy

teensy-weensy is the alternative form of teeny-weeny.

Meaning of teeny-weeny

Adjective

teeny-weeny (comparative teeny-weenier, superlative teeny-weeniest)

  1. (childish, colloquial, humorous, often) Very small; tiny; minuscule.
    • And she was allus a making teeny-weeny little night caps and flannel shirts...1855, Frank Forester, “The Wigwam in the Wilderness”, in W.C. Bryant et al., editors, Graham's American monthly magazine of literature, art, and fashion, volume 47, page 321

Forms of teensy-weensy

superlativeteensy-weeniest
alternative formteensy weensy

Questions about teensy-weensy

What is teensy-weensy the alternative form of?
Teensy-weensy is the alternative form of teeny-weeny.

Words near teensy-weensy in the dictionary

  1. teenswear
  2. teensy
  3. teensy weensy
  4. teensy-tinsy
  5. teensy-weeniest
  6. teensy-weensy
  7. teenth
  8. teenths
  9. teentier
  10. teentiest
  11. teentsier

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