The Collaborative Dictionary

Wee \Wee\, n. [OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally meaning, a little way, the word we for wei being later taken as synonymous with little. See Way.] A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance. [Obs. or Scot.] [1913 Webster]

Wee \Wee\, a. Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

wee adj

1 (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]

2 very early; "the wee hours of the morning" n : a short time; "bide a wee" v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee-wee, pass water]

English

Pronunciation

• , /wiː/, /wi:/
• Rhymes with: -iː

Homophones

• we
• whee
• Wii

Etymology 1

From we < wæge, related to Old English wegan (15c).

Adjective

1. small, little

Translations

References

• Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

1. In the context of "colloquial|uncountable}} urine

Wee or Wee-wee may refer to:

• Wee, the Scottish word for small, also used in Ireland
• Wee, a slang term for urine or urination
• Wee-wee, a term for penis in the United States and Canada, or slang for urine and urination in the United Kingdom
• Wee (cell cycle)

See also

• We, a pronoun in the English language
• Whee, an exclamation of delight
• Wii (pronounced "we"), Nintendo's fifth video game console
• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, or the WEEE Directive
• Oui, the French word for yes that is pronounced similarly