Wee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wiː/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wee is an adjective meaning (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, New Zealand, Ottawa Valley, Mid-Ulster) Small, little.
Meaning
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, New Zealand, Ottawa Valley, Mid-Ulster) Small, little.
More Meanings
- A short time or short distance.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Urine.
- (colloquial, countable) An act of urination.
- (UK, colloquial) To urinate.
- obsolete emphatic of we
- Alternative form of whee.
Example Sentences
I need to have a wee.
I need to wee! I can't hold it any longer!
You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.
I had not seen a wee boy do it like that before. He was weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
Word Forms
- weer
- weest
- wees
- weeing
- weed
Synonyms for wee
Depending on context, synonyms include urine, urination, little, make, small, micturate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include make, puddle, bittie, teentsy, teensy-weensy, teensy.
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