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[ twee-nee ] / ˈtwi ni /
noun, plural tween·ies.'tween (def. 2). British Informal. an auxiliary maid. Origin of tweenyFirst recorded in 1885–90; (be)tween + -y2 Words nearby tweenyTweed, William Marcy, tweedy, 'tween, tweenager, 'tween deck, tweeny, tweeps, tweet, tweeter, tweeze, tweezers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tweenyBut still, the parents of tweeny 1D fans worldwide won't know quite what to make of this. Harry Styles Watches The Boxing In The Nude: PIC|Tom Sykes|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST The site shills an assortment of tweeny, vaguely Blair Waldorfy dresses, sweaters and coats. 72-Year-Old Chinese Grandfather Models Teen Girl's Clothes|Melissa Leon|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Tweeny, as the Gov. has chosen me to wait on him, please may I have the loan of it again? The Admirable Crichton|J. M. Barrie A touch on that lever, Tweeny, and in a few moments bonfires would be blazing all round the shore. The Admirable Crichton|J. M. Barrie
The "tweeny," who also describes herself as a boot-boy, is a young war-widow. The Sword of Deborah|F. Tennyson Jesse Or will she become a kitchen-maid or "tweeny" in King Arthur's Castle? Set in Silver|Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson There is something about you, Tweeny, there is a je ne sais quoi about you. The Admirable Crichton|J. M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for tweeny
noun plural tweeniesBritish informal, obsolete a maid who assists both cook and housemaid Also: tweenie informal - a child of approximately eight to fourteen years of age
- (as modifier)tweeny magazines
Word Origin for tweenyC19: shortened from between (for sense 1, that is, a maid between cook and housemaid) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |