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Tiny ˈtaɪni Baby Adjective Bre Minority Hold Extreme
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BrE / ˈtaɪni / NAmE / ˈtaɪni / |
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- a tiny baby
- only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
- look at his little tiny fingers. aren’t they cute?
- the minister appealed to the cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of £4 billion.
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tiny(adjective)BrE / ˈtaɪni / NAmE / ˈtaɪni / - very small in size or amount
- a tiny baby
- Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
- a way of referring to children when somebody wants, or is going to have, a baby
- We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
Extra Examples- Look at his little tiny fingers. Aren’t they cute?
- The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of £4 billion.
- His room is absolutely tiny.
- She felt the tiniest bit drunk.
- She held the tiny baby in her arms.
- The tiniest amount of this drug would knock out an elephant.
- There’s only one little tiny problem with the booking.
- We come from a tiny little town in up-state New York.
Word Origin- late 16th cent.: extension of obsolete tine, ‘small, diminutive’, of unknown origin.
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