wee

[wee]

adjective

weer, weest 

1. little; very small.

   Synonyms: minuscule, diminutive, tiny

2. very early.

   in the wee hours of the morning.

wee

¹

/ wiː /

noun

1. 1. the act or an instance of urinating

   2. urine

verb

1. (intr) to urinate

wee

²

/ wiː /

adjective

1. very small; tiny; minute

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wee¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wee¹

of unknown origin

Origin of wee²

C13: from Old English wǣg _weight

Example Sentences

If you don't have the required UK passport, you might need to get a visa instead, which involves a wee journey down to the US Embassy in London.

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But now - for a wee while, at least - he will surely only be spoken of in the highest regard.

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"It's my daughter's third birthday today and I was a wee bit gutted I didn't get to spend it with her, but it was all worth it to see her at the end," he said.

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So it was for all the animals of Ashton Place: the warblers and nuthatches and the wee mousies in the fields.

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But which of them was the cat, and which the wee mousie?

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