wee

  • 11wee — [[t]wi͟ː[/t]] wees, weeing, weed 1) ADJ: ADJ n Wee means small in size or extent. [SCOTTISH, INFORMAL] I ve got a wee kitten in the flat... He just needs to calm down a wee bit. Syn: little 2) VERB To wee means to urinate. Wee is an informa …

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  • 12wee — 1 adjective (usually before noun) 1 ScotE or informal very small: a wee kitten 2 a wee bit informal to a small degree: I m a wee bit tired. 3 the wee (small) hours ScotE and AmE the early hours of the morning, just after midnight small hours BrE… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13wee — I UK [wiː] / US [wɪ] adjective Scottish small Have a wee drink. You may have to wait a wee while (= a short time). a wee child II UK [wiː] / US [wɪ] verb [uncountable] Word forms wee : present tense I/you/we/they wee he/she/it wees present… …

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  • 14wee — I. /wi / (say wee) adjective (weer, weest) 1. little; very small: just a wee bit, thanks. –phrase 2. the wee (small) hours, the hours immediately following midnight. {Middle English we, variant of wei (small) quantity, Old English wēg weight,… …

  • 15wee — English has two words wee. The older, ‘small’ [OE], was originally a noun, Old English wēg or wēge. This meant ‘weight’, and is closely related to English weigh. Its use in contexts such as a little wee, literally ‘a small weight’, meant that by… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 16wee — 1) wee wee n urine or an act of urination. A nursery term in use for the last 90 or so years. The word is an invention, probably influ enced by pee, wet , the word wee , meaning small (as opposed to big jobs), and the sound of urination. 2) wee… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 17wee — English has two words wee. The older, ‘small’ [OE], was originally a noun, Old English wēg or wēge. This meant ‘weight’, and is closely related to English weigh. Its use in contexts such as a little wee, literally ‘a small weight’, meant that by… …

    Word origins

  • 18wee — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (informal, esp. BrE) VERB + WEE ▪ do, have, take ▪ be bursting for, need, want ▪ Mummy, I need a wee …

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  • 19wee — wee1 [ wi ] adjective SCOTTISH small: a wee child wee wee 2 [ wi ] verb uncount SPOKEN to URINATE. This word is used mainly by and to children. ╾ wee noun count or uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20wee — 1. adjective /wiː/ small, little 2. noun /wiː/ a) urine to have a wee b) An act of urination. Syn …

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