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tiny

  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪni/

A small child; an infant.

Other meanings

  1. Anything very small.

Related words

  • supertiny
  • tinygram
  • tinyness
  • tinysex
  • ultratiny
  • Tiny Tim
  • tininess
  • tinily
  • tiny home
  • tiny hat
  • tiny house
  • teeny-tiny

Example sentences

  • “It was a tiny spark that set fire to the bush.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "tine".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tiny” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.