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tee·ny

 (tē′nē) also teen·sy (tēn′sē)
adj. tee·ni·er, tee·ni·est also teen·si·er or teen·si·est Informal
Tiny.
[Alteration of tiny.]
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teeny

(ˈtiːnɪ)
adj, -nier or -niest
informal extremely small; tiny. Also: teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy or teensy
[C19: variant of tiny]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ti•ny

(ˈtaɪ ni)

adj. -ni•er, -ni•est.
very small; minute.
[1590–1600; late Middle English tine (of obscure orig.) + -y1]
ti′ni•ly, adv.
ti′ni•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.teeny - (used informally) very smallteeny - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
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teeny

adjective (Informal) tiny, minute, wee, miniature, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy The people on the ground looked like little, teeny bugs.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

teeny

adjective
Informal. Extremely small:
diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.
Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny-weeny, weeny.
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Translations
صَغير: كَلِمَه يَسْتَعْمِلُها الأولاد
malinkatý
lillebitte
icipici
pínulítill
mažutėlis
mazītiņšsīciņš
malinký

teeny

[ˈtiːnɪ] teeny-weeny [ˈtiːnɪˈwiːnɪ] ADJ → chiquito, chiquitín
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

teeny

[ˈtiːni] adj (= tiny) → minuscule
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

teeny(weeny)

adj (inf) → winzig (klein), klitzeklein (inf); just a teeny drop → nur ein ganz klein wenig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

teeny

[ˈtiːnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → piccolino/a, piccino/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

teeny

(ˈtiːni) adjective
(also teeny-weeny (tiːniˈwiːni) ) an informal or child's word for tiny. There's a teeny little insect crawling up your neck.
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