[syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]
2. very early;
- Example: "the wee hours of the morning"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wee \Wee\, a.
Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.]
[1913 Webster]
A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wee
adj 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]