DictionaryteenyVery small
adjective

teeny

TEE-nee/ˈtiːni/

Very small.

The teeny strawberry lies beside a normal-sized one.

A teeny ripe strawberry beside an ordinary full-sized strawberry, with both resting on the same surface so the dramatic size difference is immediately visible.
Etymology

Teeny is an altered form of tiny, preserving its meaning of extreme smallness. Tiny itself goes back to an older word meaning “very small,” whose origin is uncertain.

In context

Dr. Mayim Bialik8:43
But what I'm doing is I'm taking the teeny, tiniest piece of celery that I can find 'cause we're doing this on a mini latke and I'm just gonna dice it tiny
How To Cook Latkes for Hanukkah || Mayim Bialik

More examples

  • A teeny crack appeared in the cup.
  • She found a teenier button in the box.
  • The teeniest seed stuck to his finger.

Forms

teeny · teenier · teeniest

Similar words

tiny
Tiny is less playful or emphatic.
minuscule
Minuscule is more formal.