1825, alteration of tiny; teeny-tiny attested from 1867. Alternative form teensy is attested from 1899 (teensy-weensy is from 1906). Also teenty (1844).
-teen
teenage
teenager
teens
-teenth
teeny
teeny-bopper
teeter
teeth
teethe
teething
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