peewee

A female magpie-lark in Sydney

Meaning

Noun

  • A short or small person; a small object.
  • A kind of small marble in children's games.
  • A player in a sports league for very young children.
  • A magpie-lark or mudlark, Grallina cyanoleuca.
  • A pewee.

Origin

  • Probably reduplication of wee.
  • Probably from onomatopoeia of the birds' songs.

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