peewee

noun

pee·​wee ˈpē-(ˌ)wē 

1

: pewee

2

: one that is diminutive or small

especially : a small child

3

: an age-specific level of youth sports

also : a member of a team in a peewee league

peewee adjective

Synonyms

• diminutive
• dwarf
• midget
• mite
• pygmy
• pigmy
• runt
• scrub
• shrimp
• Tom Thumb

Examples of peewee in a Sentence

that particular species is the peewee of the salmon world

Recent Examples on the Web

The peewee population interacted with each other in various settings and included bocce bowlers, bare-bottomed peasants, baguette bakers, blind men, the mustachioed mayor, female fishmongers, dunce hat-wearing schoolboys, snail saleswomen, and gobs more characters. —Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025

Desperate for influence and envious of peewee states that have it, California has tried various early primary schemes since 1996. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was just 7 years old and tossing the pigskin in a California peewee league when Detroit’s pro footballers played their last game in the Pontiac Silverdome. —Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024

It’s situated just a few miles from downtown Knoxville, next to an ill-kempt sports field where kids play peewee football. —Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

peewee

noun

pee·​wee ˈpē-wē 

1

: pewee

2

: a tiny person or thing