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peewee.

A short or small person; a small object.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːwiː/
  1. A short or small person; a small object.

    informal
  2. A kind of small marble in children's games.

  3. A player in a sports league for very young children.

    US
    Is five too young for peewee football?
Where this word comes from

Probably reduplication of wee (“small”).

noun/ˈpiːwiː/
  1. A magpie-lark or mudlark (Grallina cyanoleuca).

    Australia
  2. A pewee.

    US
Where this word comes from

Imitative of the vocalisation of the birds.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.