weeny

[ wee-nee ]

noun

, plural wee·nies.

1. weenie ( def ).

adjective

, wee·ni·er, wee·ni·est.

1. tiny; very small:

   Give me just the weeniest little piece, please.

weeny

/ ˈwiːnɪ; ˈwiːnzɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   very small; tiny

Word History and Origins

Origin of weeny¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from wee ( def ), patterned after teeny ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of weeny¹

C18: from wee ¹with the ending -ny as in tiny

Example Sentences

Fields; Theodore Roosevelt, who undermines his Rough Rider persona with a weeny, high voice; and William Howard Taft exhibiting his native Ohio’s warmish “r’s” and open vowels.

From Washington Post

The flexion of the spine draws in all the muscles beneath and around it; your core, your back – that’s what holds you up, not your weeny arms.

From The Guardian

“There are no super micro mini pigs. There are no teeny weeny pigs that are going to stay small. It's all untrue.”

From Fox News

“It’s almost like looking at a menu in a restaurant. Oh, that sounds delicious, it sounds great, and then it’s this teeny weeny thing you maybe get three bites of.”

From New York Times

Many have been taught from childhood that every fetus is a teeny weeny baby, and that God values each from the moment of conception.

From Salon

Related Words

• small
• tiny