ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. A short time or short distance.
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) Urine.
  3. (colloquial, countable) An act of urination.
  4. (UK, colloquial) To urinate.
  5. obsolete emphatic of we
  6. 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

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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