wee

1 of 2

adjective

ˈwē 

1

: very small : diminutive

2

: very early

wee hours of the morning

WEE

2 of 2

abbreviation

western equine encephalitis

Synonyms of wee

Adjective

• tiny
• minuscule

Examples of wee in a Sentence

Adjective

He's just a wee lad.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Jiménez ensured those fans would keep making noise into the wee hours of Tuesday. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Revelers set off of flares and fireworks, climbed up street poles and onto buses, and danced in streets into the wee hours of morning. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026

On Saturday, nine people were shot in a torrent of bullets in the wee hours of the morning at a party on Troost Avenue. — Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026

Microbial evolution has crafted both deadly molecules and clever tricks to dodge death as the wee organisms endlessly battle over turf and resources. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English we, from we, noun, little bit, from Old English wǣge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh — more at way

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wee

• a wee bit
• go wee-wee
• wee-wee

Rhymes for wee

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

wee

adjective

ˈwē 

1

: very small : tiny

2

: very early

the wee hours of the morning

Medical Definition

WEE

abbreviation

western equine encephalitis; western equine encephalomyelitis