teeny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈtiː.ni/    /ˈti.ni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A teenager; a teenybopper. colloquial,rare
    — We just moved to Belgium, my husband is a naval architect and was sailing and designing sailing yachts since years, I was sailing smaller boats since I was a teeny, both are very interested to get back into active sailing.
形容词 adj.
  1. Very small; tiny. informal

词形变化

teenier comparative teeniest superlative teenies plural teenie alternative

词源

词源 1
Alteration of tiny, possibly with a childish or fanciful intention. First attested in 1825.
词源 2
From teen + -y or a clipping of teenybopper.
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