peewee

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  1. noun Informal One, such as a child, that is relatively or unusually small.
  2. noun Variant of pewee.

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  • Activities: Drills and conditioning camp, peewee, bantam and midget —  The Bellingham Herald: Sports News
  • Designed by Lisa Albin for Iglooplay, the Toy / Chaise is exactly what its name describes: part toybox, part lounge for the peewee set. —  ohdeedoh
  • The loud, rattling, birdy whistle in the low trees during dull weather Yan had traced to the Tree-frog The long-drawn "_Pee--re-e-e-e" of hot afternoons was the call of the Wood-peewee, and a vast number of mysterious squeaks and warbles had been traced home to the ever-bright and mischievous Blue Jay The nesting season was now over, as well as the song season; the birds, therefore, were less to be seen, but the drying of the streams had concentrated much life in the swimming-pond. —  Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned
  • Mothers laid Their babes to sleep, and many a gentle maid Sighed for her lover in that lone stockade; And one who sat apart, with pensive eye, Thus sang to hear the peewee's plaintive cry Peewee, peewee, crying sweet Crying early, crying late Will your voice be never weary Crying for your mate Other hearts than thine are lonely Other hearts must wait Peewee, peewee, I'd be flying O'er the hills and o'er the sea Till I found the love I long for Whereso'er he'd be Peewee crying, I'd be flying Could I fly like thee! —  Elves and Heroes
  • Yum It's better to have loved a short man Than never to have loved atall Little peewee, you! —  Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It
 

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