teensy-weensy

Barely there small

Teensy-weensy means extremely small, combining two diminutive forms for emphasis.

It's playful and childish, typically used with or around children: Look at your teensy-weensy toes!

Adults may use it ironically or affectionately.

Variants include teeny-weeny and itsy-bitsy.

size

minuscule

Extremely small in size

petite · miniature · microscopic · infinitesimal · pint-sized · pocket-sized · bitty · bitsy · titchy · peewee

playful

widdle

Childish word for urinating

silly · childlike · nursery · sing-song · diminutive

dismissive

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

insignificant · inconsequential · piddling · measly · paltry · slight · token · nominal · picayune · fiddling

affection

adorable

Extremely endearing

sweet · endearing · lovable · cuddly · dear · cherished · dainty · winsome · charming · delightful

Opposites
size/magnitude

teensy-weensyenormous

Extremely large in scale

gigantic · huge · massive · colossal · immense

Family

teen, teeny, teensy, weeny, itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, weensy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G