wee

adjective

\ ˈwē

Definition of wee

1 : very small : diminutive

2 : very early wee hours of the morning

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Examples of wee in a Sentence

He's just a wee lad.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some bone lovers believe that the wee bits gnawed off the bone are the best, the sweetest bits of all. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "With steaks, closer to the bone makes a difference," 10 July 2019 The seething blackbird sank its wee claws into Janice's back but clearly didn't do much damage. — Scottie Andrew And Saeed Ahmed, CNN, "A blackbird hopped on the back of a bald eagle, but it turns out that it wasn't a joyride," 9 July 2019 Troye Sivan has been a fresh-faced heartthrob double-threat since emerging onto the scene as a wee lad. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "The 10 Best Troye Sivan Remixes," 4 June 2018 From his early days as a wee royal, George emoted to an impressive degree, giving us baby grump to an iconic level. — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, "Prince Louis Dethrones Prince George as Cutest Royal Grump," 8 June 2019 The technique that discovered the wee baby worlds wasn’t designed to seek out planets. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Astronomers Snap a Rare Picture of Two Baby Planets," 7 June 2019 To keep their spirits up during the nine months that their son was hospitalized, the Florios bought wee costumes for Connor at Build-a-Bear to celebrate every holiday and take photos. — Cathy Free, The Seattle Times, "Baby born last year weighing less than a soda can heads home for the first time," 12 Apr. 2019 The mini moon measures just about a mile and a half across, and looks like a wee interloper passing in front of the mighty sun. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "Curiosity Watched Two Eclipses on Mars. Here's What It Saw.," 5 Apr. 2019 And locating a show for the wee ones that won’t set parents’ teeth on edge — among the thousands of options on Netflix — can be an especially difficult challenge. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "A dozen streamable shows and movies that kids can watch (and parents will like)," 24 Dec. 2018

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