Standard Lemma guide

tiny

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtaɪni/
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  • rhymes with -aɪni
  • CMU ARPABET: T AY1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Very small.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A nickname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A small child; an infant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Anything very small.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

very small

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • diminutive in stature
  • a lilliputian chest of drawers
  • her petite figure
  • tiny feet
  • the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, flyspeck

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

Across languages

Translations

133 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَقِيق (daqīq) — very small
  • Aragonese: chicot — very small
  • Armenian: պստլիկ (pstlik) — very small
  • Armenian: պստիկ (pstik) — very small
  • Armenian: փոքրիկ (pʻokʻrik) — very small
  • Assamese: অকণমানি (okonmani) — very small
  • Assamese: খুদ (khud) — very small
  • Asturian: menudu — very small
  • Asturian: piquirrisquín — very small
  • Asturian: pirrisquín — very small
  • Asturian: nanu — very small
  • Azerbaijani: kiçicik — very small
  • Azerbaijani: çıqqılı — very small
  • Belarusian: малю́сенькі (maljúsjenʹki) — very small
  • Belarusian: малю́хны (maljúxny) — very small
  • Belarusian: мале́нечкі (maljénječki) — very small
  • Belarusian: мале́нькі (maljénʹki) — very small
  • Belarusian: дро́бны (dróbny) — very small
  • Bulgarian: мъничък (mǎničǎk) — very small
  • Burmese: နုပ် (nup) — very small
  • Burmese: ဖျ (hpya.) — very small
  • Catalan: minúscul — very small
  • Chinese Cantonese: 係小 /系小 (hai6 siu2) — very small
  • Chinese Cantonese: 細小 /细小 (sai3 siu2) — very small
  • Chinese Cantonese: 微細 /微细 (mei4 sai3) — very small
  • Chinese Mandarin: 細小 /细小 (xìxiǎo) — very small
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微細 /微细 (wēixì) — very small
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小小 (xiǎoxiǎo) — very small
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孑孑 (jiéjié) — very small
  • Czech: maličký — very small
  • Czech: malinký — very small
  • Danish: bittesmå — very small
  • Dutch: piepklein — very small
  • Esperanto: eta — very small
  • Finnish: pikkuinen — very small
  • French: minuscule — very small
  • Georgian: პაწია (ṗac̣ia) — very small
  • Georgian: პაწაწა (ṗac̣ac̣a) — very small
  • Georgian: ციცქნა (cickna) — very small
  • Georgian: პაწაწინა (ṗac̣ac̣ina) — very small
  • Georgian: პაწაწკინტელა (ṗac̣ac̣ḳinṭela) — very small
  • German: winzig — very small
  • Greek: μικροσκοπικός (mikroskopikós) — very small
  • Hebrew: קְטַנְטַן (k'tantán) — very small
  • Hebrew: זַעְרוּרִי (za'rurí) — very small
  • Hebrew: פִּצְפּוֹן (pitzpón) — very small
  • Hindi: नन्हा (nanhā) — very small
  • Hungarian: apró — very small
  • Icelandic: pínulítill — very small
  • Igbo: ìmùlimu — very small
  • Igbo: kịrịkịrị — very small
  • Ingrian: pikkarain — very small
  • Ingrian: napakka — very small
  • Irish: bídeach — very small
  • Italian: minuscolo — very small
  • Italian: piccolo — very small
  • Italian: piccino — very small
  • Italian: minuto — very small
  • Italian: microscopico — very small
  • Japanese: ちっぽけな (chippoke na) — very small
  • Japanese: 小さい (chīsai) — very small
  • Kazakh: майда (maida) — very small
  • Kazakh: титтей (tittei) — very small
  • Kazakh: құрттай (qūrttai) — very small
  • Kazakh: құртақандай (qūrtaqandai) — very small
  • Kazakh: құйтақандай (qūitaqandai) — very small
  • Khmer: តូច (touc) — very small
  • Khmer: ល្អិត (lʼət) — very small
  • Khmer: តូចតាច (touc taac) — very small
  • Korean: 조그맣다 (jogeumata) — very small
  • Central Kurdish: ورد (wird) — very small
  • Lao: ຂໍ້ຫລໍ້ (khǭ lǭ) — very small
  • Lao: ອະນຸ (ʼa nu) — very small
  • Latin: parvulus — very small
  • Latin: pauxillus — very small
  • Latin: minūtus — very small
  • Latin: pusillus — very small
  • Latvian: sīks — very small
  • Macedonian: малечок (malečok) — very small
  • Macedonian: малецок (malecok) — very small
  • Macedonian: ситен (siten) — very small
  • Khiamniungan Naga: hà — very small
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bittesmå — very small
  • Persian: خرد (xord) — very small
  • Persian: ریز (riz) — very small
  • Persian: کوچولو (kučulu) — very small
  • Plautdietsch: grennauzje — very small
  • Polish: malutki — very small
  • Polish: tyci — very small
  • Polish: drobny — very small
  • Portuguese: minúsculo — very small
  • Portuguese: muito pequeno — very small
  • Romanian: minuscul — very small
  • Romanian: micuț — very small
  • Russian: кро́шечный (króšečnyj) — very small
  • Russian: кро́хотный (króxotnyj) — very small
  • Russian: малю́сенький (maljúsenʹkij) — very small
  • Russian: ме́лкий (mélkij) — very small
  • Scots: wee — very small
  • Scots: peedie — very small
  • Scots: peerie — very small
  • Scottish Gaelic: mean — very small
  • Scottish Gaelic: meanbh — very small
  • Scottish Gaelic: mion — very small
  • Serbo-Croatian: мајушан — very small
  • Serbo-Croatian: majušan — very small
  • Sicilian: nicuzzu — very small
  • Sicilian: nicareḍḍu — very small
  • Slovak: maličký — very small
  • Slovene: drobcen — very small
  • Spanish: diminuto — very small
  • Spanish: minúsculo — very small
  • Spanish: pequeñito — very small
  • Swedish: pytteliten — very small
  • Tamil: சின்னி (ciṉṉi) — very small
  • Thai: จี๊ด (jíit) — very small
  • Thai: นิด (nít) — very small
  • Thai: จิ๋ว (jǐu) — very small
  • Tocharian B: totka — very small
  • Turkish: küçük — very small
  • Turkish: minik — very small
  • Turkish: minnacık — very small
  • Turkish: mini mini — very small
  • Turkish: küçücük — very small
  • Ukrainian: кри́хітний (krýxitnyj) — very small
  • Ukrainian: малю́сінький (maljúsinʹkyj) — very small
  • Ukrainian: дрібни́й (dribnýj) — very small
  • Vietnamese: tí hon — very small
  • Volapük: vemo smalik — very small
  • Welsh: bach — very small
  • Welsh: pitw — very small
  • Welsh: mân — very small
  • German: Kleinkind — small child