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Definition of teeny adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

teeny

adjective
 
/ˈtiːni/
 
/ˈtiːni/
(informal)
(comparative teenier, superlative teeniest)
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  1. (also teeny-weeny
     
    /ˌtiːni ˈwiːni/
     
    /ˌtiːni ˈwiːni/
    , teensy
     
    /ˈtiːnzi/
     
    /ˈtiːnzi/
    , teensy-weensy
     
    /ˌtiːnzi ˈwiːnzi/
     
    /ˌtiːnzi ˈwiːnzi/
    )
     very small synonym tiny
    • a teeny-weeny insect
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  2. connected with people between 13 and 19 years old
    • teeny magazines
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: variant of tiny.
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