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[ wee ] SHOW IPA
/ wi / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, we·er, we·est. little; very small.
very early: in the wee hours of the morning.
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 weigh1
SYNONYMS FOR wee 1 tiny, diminutive; minuscule.
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Words nearby wee Wedgwood blue, wedgy, wedlock, Wednesday, Wednesdays, wee , weed, weed cutter, weeder, weed-killer, weed out
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Example sentences from the Web for wee How about baby drama with little Abijean and the Wee Baby Seamus?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern| January 8, 2015| DAILY BEAST
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson| January 4, 2015| DAILY BEAST
This was the real deal, we wee Dylanologists told ourselves, this was pure…what?
Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’ | Malcolm Jones| November 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
So, what were Putin and Berlusconi doing in the wee hours of Friday morning?
Was Putin’s Midnight Visit to Berlusconi About Bunga Bunga? | Barbie Latza Nadeau| October 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But this new study indicates that Weiner may be (is definitely) going a wee bit overboard.
Wait, We Actually LIKE Spoilers!? | Kevin Fallon| October 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The maid gave a wee turn to the door, shivered, and fell like a clod at her mother's feet.
The Lost Pibroch | Neil Munro
It was very hot, and she was beginning to feel just a wee bit faint and hungry and irritable.
The Sick-a-Bed Lady | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Wee , turn up the lights on the stage and take a look at Blue Bonnet.
Blue Bonnet in Boston | Caroline E. Jacobs
Sorry to leave the wee hut I have enjoyed so much comfort and blessing in.
The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone
I am a wee bit selfish; I dont like anybody to take any pleasure without me.
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX) | Charles Paul de Kock
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British Dictionary definitions for wee (1 of 2) noun mainly Scot a short time (esp in the phrase bide a wee. )
Word Origin for wee C13: from Old English wǣg weight
British Dictionary definitions for wee (2 of 2) / (wiː ) British , Australian and NZ informal /
noun the act or an instance of urinating urine Word Origin for wee of unknown origin
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Words related to wee teeny, microscopic, little, slight, diminutive, minuscule, petite, miniature, infinitesimal, minute, insignificant, negligible, puny, teensy, teensy-weensy, bitsy, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, pint-sized