Home › Words › T › teacupteacup/ˈtiː.kʌp/teacup means of an animal, smaller than average.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, teacup ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.teacup is pronounced /ˈtiː.kʌp/.EtymologyFrom tea + cup.adjOf an animal, smaller than average.nounA small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.e.g.“"There isn't wind enough to capsize a tea-cup in a gutter," said Rasmus, and shifted his chew of tobacco with a little black chalk pipe, while he looked around him on all sides.” — 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182:A unit of measure; a teacupful.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).