# tiny

Pronunciation: say "TY-nee" /ˈtaɪni/

## Adjective

1. Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.
   - Simple: Very 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._

## Noun

2. A small child or an infant.
   - Simple: A very young child or a baby.
   - _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._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Any object or thing that is very small in size.

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tiny (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).