tiny

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal · British English

n. a very young child or baby.

n. a small child or infant; often used in the plural 'tinies' to refer to a group of very young children.

“The nursery school has a separate play area for the tinies.”

“The community centre organised a morning session specifically for the tinies, providing soft play equipment and sensory toys.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Humorous · Informal

n. a name given to someone, often ironically if they are actually very large.

n. a common nickname, frequently applied ironically to individuals of exceptionally large stature.

“Everyone at the gym calls the six-foot-tall weightlifter Tiny.”

“In a classic display of ironic naming, the largest man in the village was known to everyone simply as Tiny.”