DCHP-2

peewee pee wee, pee-wee DCHP-2 (July 2016)

• 1 n. — Sports

  a youth player in organized sports, usually in the 11-13 year age range.

  Type: 5. Frequency — The term peewee is used in a number of North American contexts. Hockey Canada used it for the 12- and 13-year olds until the end of 2002, when they revamped their system by generally taking a year off of all age categories, i.e. pewee is now the 11- and 12-year olds (see the two Hockey Canada references). The term is most frequently used in Canada (see Chart 1).

  See also: atom  bantam  espoir  novice  major junior  midget  mosquito   hockey mom  hockey dad  

• 2 n. — Lumbering

  an undersized log.

  Type: 3. Semantic Change — A figurative change influenced by the basic meaning of peewee as something little.