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tiny

TY-nee/ˈtaɪni/

Adjectivetinier, tiniest

Noun pluraltinies

3 meanings of tiny

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  1. 1
    very smalladjective
    Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.

    The cottage had a tiny kitchen barely big enough for one person.

    Engineers found a tiny fracture running along the metal beam.

    UsageOften in a tiny bit, meaning a little: a tiny bit tired, a tiny bit more.

    Similarsmall, little, minute, minuscule, miniature

    Oppositehuge, enormous, giant, massive

  2. 2
    small childnouncountable
    A small child or an infant.

    Story time at the library is always packed with tinies and their parents.

    A row of tinies slept peacefully in their cribs along the wall.

    UsageUsually plural, the tinies, for young children as a group.

    Similarbaby, infant

Less common meaning

  1. 3
    nounrare
    Any object or thing that is very small in size.
    Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.
    1956, Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden

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Origin

Made by adding "-y" to Middle English "tine" or "tyne" ("very small"); its earlier origin is uncertain.