1
: very small : diminutive
2
: very early
wee hours of the morning
Examples of wee in a Sentence
Adjective
He's just a wee lad.
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Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
On that day, the wee hours of July 15 at JPL in Pasadena, the Mars of the romantics died.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 19 July 2025
An historic night at Madison Square Garden on Friday night turned into an awkward moment in the wee hours of Saturday morning at the Taylor-Serrano 3 post-fight press conference.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The Georgetown Law grad, Donald Trump’s daughter with second wife Marla Maples, shared a few more recent snaps of the wee one, who has a shock of reddish-brown hair and wide, blue eyes.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Adjective
Since the Panthers won their second consecutive championship in June, the Stanley Cup has seen it all, from the wee hours of the morning at Fort Lauderdale’s Elbo Room to the team’s raucous nightclub party in Miami.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
On that day, the wee hours of July 15 at JPL in Pasadena, the Mars of the romantics died.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 19 July 2025
An historic night at Madison Square Garden on Friday night turned into an awkward moment in the wee hours of Saturday morning at the Taylor-Serrano 3 post-fight press conference.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
The Georgetown Law grad, Donald Trump’s daughter with second wife Marla Maples, shared a few more recent snaps of the wee one, who has a shock of reddish-brown hair and wide, blue eyes.
—Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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