The meaning of Teeny

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

Usage examples:

A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

Usage examples:

The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

Usage examples:

My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

noun

(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.

Usage examples:

It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…

adjective

Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.

Usage examples:

A dwarf conifer

verb

Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

Usage examples:

The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

idiom

(used informally) very small

adjective

Very small; tiny.

Usage examples:

Itsy-bitsy candles that couldn't light the path of an ant

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

She has these itsy-bitsy little hands and feet.

adjective

Trivial or very small.

Usage examples:

America's banks look lilliputian in comparison with japan's

noun

A trivial or very small person or thing.

Usage examples:

Until the contest with blackburn is resumed, one of scotland's two goliaths will be back bossing th…

adjective

Extremely small

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

noun

A microcomputer.

Usage examples:

In my case, as with most pcie motherboards, this is not an issue as unless it's a micro, there shou…

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

A micro buffet area

combining form

Small.

Usage examples:

Microcar

noun

A relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Economics on the microscale is actually just common sense

adjective

On or characterized by a relatively small or detailed scale.

Usage examples:

Meteorologists say such inaccuracy is unavoidable as microscale weather prediction still remains a …

adjective

So small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Usage examples:

Microscopic algae

adjective

Extremely small, esp. so small that it can only be seen with a microscope

noun

A person of extremely or exceptionally small stature.

adjective

Designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small.

Usage examples:

A midget submarine

noun

An unusually small person

adjective

Very small of its kind.

Usage examples:

Children dressed as miniature adults

noun

A thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.

Usage examples:

Seven full-size car bodies and three miniatures were used

verb

Represent on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

She saw her own reflection miniatured

adjective

Extremely small; tiny.

Usage examples:

A minuscule fragment of dna

noun

Minuscule script.

Usage examples:

The humanistic hands of the 15th century were based on the carolingian minuscule

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Salaries are a minuscule part of the budget.

noun

Something that is very small.

Usage examples:

They were pygmies compared to the current satellites

adjective

Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.

Usage examples:

Moreover, some predators of pygmy swordtails (x. nigrensis) also exhibit a bias for the sword.

adjective

(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are

Usage examples:

A pygmy hippopotamus

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

A teensy bit of custard powder

idiom

(used informally) very small

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

Do we detect a teensy-weensy bit of animosity?

adjective

Very small

Usage examples:

Hong kong's budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments., to be honest, the …

adjective

Small or little

Usage examples:

A teeny baby, i can’t help thinking you’re a teeny bit jealous.

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

noun

An object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something.

Usage examples:

A toy car

verb

Move or handle (an object) absent-mindedly or nervously.

Usage examples:

Alan toyed with his glasses

noun

An object that children play with

Usage examples:

A stuffed toy, a toy train/soldier, a toy poodle

adjective

Little.

Usage examples:

When i was just a wee bairn

noun

Urine.

Usage examples:

There was wee all over the floor

verb

Urinate.

Usage examples:

Mummy comes in and takes her top and knickers off when she is drunk and wees on the carpet.

adjective

Tiny.

Usage examples:

The controls are a weeny bit fiddly