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wee

American  
[wee] / wi /

adjective

weer, weest

  1. little; very small.

    Synonyms:
    minuscule, diminutive, tiny

  2. very early.

    in the wee hours of the morning.
wee 1 British  
/ wiː /

noun

    1. the act or an instance of urinating

    2. urine

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verb

  1. (intr) to urinate

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wee 2 British  
/ wiː /

adjective

  1. very small; tiny; minute

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noun

  1. a short time (esp in the phrase bide a wee. )

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Etymology

Origin of wee

before 1150 for an earlier sense; Middle English we, variant of wei (small) quantity, Old English wēg, Anglian form of wǣge weight, akin to wegan to weigh 1

Example Sentences

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"I'm getting up and doing a wee bit of rapping, so I am," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC

They were staying at a "wee farmhouse" at the time which was "quite out of the way".

From BBC

“Me? What are you doing? Skulking around in the wee hours, bungling the staircase so as not to be heard.”

From Literature

Writing on Instagram, Rachel Duffy said she was "heartbroken" at the death of her "beautiful wee mummy".

From BBC

"To see the wee girls' faces light up, it was just amazing, an experience I will never forget."

From BBC

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