wee

wee ¹

 (wē)

adj. we·er, we·est

Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.

n. Scots

A short time; a little bit.

Idiom:

wee hours

The early hours of the morning right after midnight: "post-disco electronic rhythms that propel clubgoers into the wee hours" (Jon Pareles).

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[Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English wǣge, wēg, weight; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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wee ²

 (wē) Chiefly British Slang

n.

Urine.

intr.v. weed, wee·ing, wees

To urinate.

Idiom:

go/take a wee

To urinate.

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[Imitative.]

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wee

(wiː)

adj

very small; tiny; minute

n

chiefly Scot a short time (esp in the phrase bide a wee.)

[C13: from Old English wǣg weight]

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wee

(wiː)

n

(Physiology)

a. the act or an instance of urinating

b. urine

vb

(Physiology) (intr) to urinate

Also called: wee-wee

[of unknown origin]

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wee

(wi)

adj. we•er, we•est.

1. little; very small; tiny.

2. very early: the wee hours of the morning.

[1400–50; as adj., orig. Scots; compare Middle English we(i) (small) quantity, Old English wēg, Anglian form of wǣge weight]

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wee

Past participle: weed
Gerund: weeing

Imperative

wee

wee

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Thesaurus

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, 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 egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, 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 little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	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"

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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!

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wee

adjective

Extremely small:

diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny.

Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

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Translations

kleinpinkelnPipipissenwinzig

pequeñopis

pikkuruinenpissapissaaminenpissatapissiä

petitpipi

minuscolopiccolopippipìfare la pip

kleinpetieterigpietepeuterigpipipis

tisstisse

писатьпописать

çişçiş yapmaişemesidik

wee

¹ [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

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wee

² [wiː]

A. N → pipí m
to (have a) wee → hacer pipí
I need a wee → tengo que hacer pipí

B. VI → hacer pipí

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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

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wee

¹

adj (+er) (inf) → winzig; (Scot) → klein; a wee bit → ein kleines bisschen; the wee (small) hours (Brit) → die frühen Morgenstunden

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wee

² (Brit inf)

n to have or do/need a wee → Pipi machen/machen müssen (inf)

vi → Pipi machen (inf)

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wee

[wiː] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (Scot) (fam) → piccolo/a
a wee bit → uno zinzino

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