wee (w )adj. we·er, we·est 1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Very early: the wee hours of the morning. n. Scots A short time; a little bit. [Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English w  ge, wg, weight; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
wee1
adj
very small; tiny; minute
n
Chiefly Scot a short time (esp in the phrase bide a wee.)
[from Old English wǣg weight]
wee2 Brit, Austral, and NZ informal
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)
a. the act or an instance of urinating
b. urine
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to urinate Also wee-wee
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wee - a short time; "bide a wee" Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| Verb | 1. |  wee - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" stale - urinate, of cattle and horses ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
| Adj. | 1. |  wee - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weensy, weeny colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. |  wee - very early; "the wee hours of the morning"early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
wee
adjective little, small, minute, tiny, miniature, insignificant, negligible, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, teeny, itsy-bitsy (informal), teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, titchy (Brit. informal), teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy Fancy being so scared of a wee spider!
Translations
wee1 [wiː] ADJ (weer (compar) (weest (superl))) (Scot) → pequeñito, chiquito(LAm)
I was a wee boy when it happened → era pequeñito cuando ocurrió
a wee bit (= small amount) → un poquitín, un poquito
I'm a wee bit worried → estoy un poco inquieto
poor wee thing! → ¡pobrecito!
we were up till the wee hours (of the morning) or the wee small hours → no nos acostamos hasta las altas horas de la madrugada
wee2 [wiː]
I was a wee boy when it happened → era pequeñito cuando ocurrió
a wee bit (= small amount) → un poquitín, un poquito
I'm a wee bit worried → estoy un poco inquieto
poor wee thing! → ¡pobrecito!
we were up till the wee hours (of the morning) or the wee small hours → no nos acostamos hasta las altas horas de la madrugada
wee2 [wiː]
wee [ˈwiː]
adj
(Scottish) → petit(e)
vi (British) → pisser >
n (British) → pipi >
I need a wee → Il faut que je fasse pipi.
to have a wee, to go for a wee → faire pipi
I need a wee → Il faut que je fasse pipi.
to have a wee, to go for a wee → faire pipi
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