peewee

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːwiː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpiˌwi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pēwē′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pee•wee, pl. - wees. /ˈpiˌwi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa person or thing that is unusually small.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pee•wee  (pēwē′),USA pronunciation [Informal.]
adj. 
  1. Informal Termsvery small;
    tiny.
  2. Informal Termsinsignificant or inconsequential:a player sent to the peewee leagues.

n. 
  1. Informal Termsa person or thing that is unusually small.
  2. Informal Termsan animal that is small for its kind;
    runt.
  3. Games[Marbles.]a small playing marble, often one made of clay rather than glass.
  • rhyming compound based on wee 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peewee /ˈpiːwiː/ n
  1. a variant (esp Scot) of peewit
  2. Austral
  3. Canadian
    • an age level of 12 to 13 in amateur sport, esp ice hockey
    • (as modifier): peewee hockey

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