Definition
Extremely small; a more playful or informal way of saying 'tiny' that's often used when talking to children.
Etymology
From 'tiny' plus the diminutive suffix '-y' or '-ie,' which makes words sound cuter and smaller. It's a form of baby talk that became common enough to use in everyday speech.
Kelly Says
'Teeny' is a linguistic cheat code—adding 'ee' sounds to words actually makes them sound smaller to our brains, which is why 'teeny-tiny' feels smaller than just 'tiny.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትንሽ ትንሽ
tin-shish tin-shish
ARالعربية
صغير جدًا (saghir jiddan)
sa-geer jeed-dan
CSČeština
zmenšený
z-men-sheh-ny
DADansk
meget lille
me-get lee-le
ELΕλληνικά
μικροσκοπικός
mee-kro-sko-pee-kos
ESEspañol
pequeñísimo
peh-keh-nees-ee-moh
FAفارسی
بسیار کوچک
bee-saar koo-kee-k
FISuomi
erittäin pieni
er-i-tin pee-ni
FRFrançais
minuscule
mee-noo-skul
HEעברית
קטן מאוד (katan meod)
ka-tan me-od
HIहिन्दी
बहुत छोटा (bahut chhota)
bah-hoot choh-ta
HUMagyar
nagyon kicsi
na-gon kee-tsi
IDBahasa Indonesia
sangat kecil
san-gat ke-chil
ITItaliano
piccolissimo
pee-kol-ee-see-moh
JA日本語
とても小さい (totemo chiisai)
toh-teh-moh chee-sai
KO한국어
아주 작은 (aju jak-eun)
ah-joo jak-eun
MSBahasa Melayu
sangat kecil
san-gat ke-chil
NLNederlands
heel klein
heel klein
NONorsk
meget liten
me-get lee-ten
PLPolski
bardzo mały
bar-doh ma-lee
PTPortuguês
minúsculo
min-ee-skoo-loh
RORomână
foarte mic
fo-arte mee-k
SVSvenska
mycket liten
my-ket lee-ten
SWKiswahili
mdogo sana
md-go sa-na
TAதமிழ்
குறைந்த
ku-rai-nth
THไทย
เล็กมาก (lek maak)
lek maak
TLTL
napak maliit
na-pak ma-liit
UKУкраїнська
дуже маленький
doo-zhe malenk-iy
VITiếng Việt
rất nhỏ
rat nho
ZH中文
非常小 (fēicháng xiǎo)
fei-chang hiao