Wee Definition

weer, wees, weest
adjective
weer, weest
Very small; tiny.
Webster's New World

(Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, New Zealand) Small, little.

You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.
Wiktionary
noun
wees
A short time; a little bit.
American Heritage
Urine.
American Heritage

(colloquial, uncountable) Urine.

Wiktionary

(colloquial) An act of urination.

To have a wee.
Wiktionary
verb
wees
To urinate.
American Heritage
idiom
wee hours
  • The early hours of the morning right after midnight:
American Heritage
go
  • To urinate.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Wee

Adjective

Base Form:
wee
Comparative:
weer
Superlative:
weest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wee

Origin of Wee

  • From Middle English we (“little bit"), from Old English wÇ£ge (“weight"), related to Old English wegan (“to move, weigh") (15c).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English wei, we a small amount, small from Old English wǣge, wēg weight wegh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Unknown

    From Wiktionary

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