"peewee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːwiː/ Audio: en-au-peewee.ogg Forms: peewees [plural]
Rhymes: -iːwi Etymology: Probably reduplication of wee (“small”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} peewee (plural peewees)
  1. (informal) A short or small person; a small object. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-peewee-en-noun-IjLNKkxX
  2. A kind of small marble in children's games.
    Sense id: en-peewee-en-noun-BH45QXXT
  3. (US, sports) A player in a sports league for very young children. Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-peewee-en-noun-7l~~Yc~i Categories (other): American English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: peewee golf
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːwiː/ Audio: en-au-peewee.ogg Forms: peewees [plural]
Rhymes: -iːwi Etymology: Probably from onomatopoeia of the birds' songs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} peewee (plural peewees)
  1. (Australia, New South Wales and Queensland) A magpie-lark or mudlark (Grallina cyanoleuca). Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Corvoid birds, Tyrant flycatchers
    Sense id: en-peewee-en-noun-zV5YJQZV Disambiguation of Corvoid birds: 3 5 12 76 4 Disambiguation of Tyrant flycatchers: 3 5 12 76 4 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 27 55 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 7 17 69 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 19 72 3
  2. A pewee.
    Sense id: en-peewee-en-noun-SLj4-Wfm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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