peewee

/ˈpiˌwi/
/ˈpiwi/
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Other forms: peewees

Definitions of peewee
  1. noun
    disparaging terms for small people
    synonyms: half-pint, runt, shrimp
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    type of:
    small person
    a person of below average size
  2. noun
    small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
    synonyms: Contopus virens, peewit, pewee, pewit, wood pewee
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    types:
    Contopus sordidulus, western wood pewee
    small flycatcher of western North America
    type of:
    New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher
    large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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