wee
Americanadjective
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little; very small.
- Synonyms:
- minuscule, diminutive, tiny
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very early.
in the wee hours of the morning.
noun
verb
adjective
noun
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
Vocabulary lists containing wee
Example Sentences
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WEE WAA, Australia — Two years ago, the fields outside Christina Southwell’s family home near the cotton capital of Australia looked like a dusty, brown desert as drought-fueled wildfires burned to the north and south.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021
This weekend, those groups — Family Music Forward and the online station WEE Nation Radio — will present Kukuza Fest, a free celebration of Black artistry for children.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2020
We’re wrestling around, acting like we’re WEE starts and stuff, jumping off ladders and tables.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2014
Communicable Disease Center attributed no fewer than 172 to WEE, with four deaths.
From Time Magazine Archive
WEE little Alice came for me, with her bright face, at four o'clock next day, to lead me to my accustomed seat in the sitting-room, where my happy little group were always awaiting me.
From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Anderson, Mary E. (Mary Evarts)
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