tiny
//ˈtaɪni//
Forms
- Comparative
- tinier
- Superlative
- tiniest
- Plural
- tinies
Definitions
1.Very small.
1.A small child; an infant.
- ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’
- The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).
2.Anything very small.
- Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1578
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y.
Perhaps from tine.