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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEE, a. [G.] Small; little. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]
2: very early; "the wee hours of the morning" n
1: a short time; "bide a wee" v
1: 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-wee, pass water]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English we, from we, noun, little bit, from Old English w?ge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh — more at way Date: 15th century 1. very small ; diminutive 2. very early <wee hours of the morning>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. (weer; weest) 1 esp. Sc. little; very small. 2 colloq. tiny; extremely small (a wee bit). Etymology: orig. Sc. noun, f. north.ME wei (small) quantity f. Anglian weg: cf. WEY 2. n. esp. Brit. sl. = WEE-WEE.

Webster's 1913 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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(wees, weeing, weed) 1. Wee means small in size or extent. (SCOTTISH INFORMAL) He just needs to calm down a wee bit. = little ADJ: ADJ n 2. To wee means to urinate. Wee is an informal word used especially by children. (BRIT) He said he wanted to wee. VERB: VWee is also a noun. The baby has done a wee in his potty... = pee N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Little, small, diminutive, tiny, minikin, pygmy, pygmean, Liliputian.





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