Synonyms for peewees
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pee-wee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpiˌwi |
Définition of peewees
Origin :- 1877, "small, tiny, for children," a dialect word, possibly a varied reduplication of wee. Attested earlier (1848) as a noun meaning "a small marble." (Baseball Hall-of-Famer Harold "Peewee" Reese got his nickname because he was a marbles champion before he became a Dodgers shortstop.) As a type of bird (variously applied on different continents) it is attested from 1886, imitative of a bird cry.
- As in runt : noun very small person
- For some not very good reason, I took a boyish dislike to peewees.
- Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
- The herons flew over, the blue birds twittered and went away and came again, and the peewees disappeared and returned.
- Extract from : « Hoosier Mosaics » by Maurice Thompson
- "I'll give you five peewees if you'll lemme tech 'em so 's I can get 'em," pleaded the younger boy.
- Extract from : « Miss Minerva and William Green Hill » by Frances Boyd Calhoun
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