wee

Noun · Verb · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a short time“bide a wee”

Verb (1)

  1. eliminate urine“Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug”Synonyms: makeurinatepiddlepuddlemicturatepisspeepee-peemake waterrelieve oneselftake a leakspend a pennywee-weepass water

Adjective (2)

  1. (used informally) very small“a wee tot”Synonyms: bittybittieteensyteentsyteenyweenyweensyteensy-weensyteeny-weenyitty-bittyitsy-bitsy
  2. very early“the wee hours of the morning”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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