eensy
Cutesy word for small
Eensy is a playful variant of tiny, used mostly with children or in deliberately cute contexts: an eensy little bug.
It often appears reduplicated as eensy-weensy or in the nursery rhyme about the eensy-weensy spider.
Adults may use it ironically to emphasize smallness.
Extremely diminutive
- itty-bittyExtremely diminutive
- weeExtremely small
- bitsyInformally extremely small
- bittyExtremely small in size
Too small for eyes
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
pint-sized · Lilliputian · peewee · pocket-sized · bite-sized · compact · petite · diminutive
weensy
Extremely diminutive
- itty-bittyExtremely diminutive
- weeExtremely small
- bitsyInformally extremely small
bitty · itsy-bitsy · teentsy · widdle · smol · mini · baby-talk
microscopic
Too small for eyes
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
miniature · pint-sized · Lilliputian · peewee · pocket-sized · bite-sized · compact · petite · diminutive · nanoscale
baby
Very young child
bedtime · storybook · playful · cutesy · affectionate · endearing · cooing · singsong · motherese · snuggly