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\ ˈwē How to pronounce wee (audio) \

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 Anyway, to an ordinary point of view the wee thing seems to be doing pretty well for herself. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Greta Thunberg Is a Joke," 8 Jan. 2020 The last entry in his biography, dated March 18, 1858, notes that our wee hero is in Toronto selling muffins. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, "Inside the Getty photography vaults: How the museum protects historic prints," 2 Jan. 2020 Soon after, Chase began kicking footballs in pee wee football leagues. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "All in the family: Chase Vinatieri wants to continue the legacy his uncle built in the NFL," 20 Oct. 2019 Following is a peek at a wee handful of the 29 creations. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Wee Faerie Village transforms into superhero central, aka Supertopia!," 2 Oct. 2019 Finnegan is just a wee little guy, and until last week was a fledgling in the hunting fields. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, "Finnegan, an eager Brittany pup, displays his heritage in dove hunting field — D’Arcy Egan," 21 Sep. 2019 Pictures have surfaced of a baby koala wearing a wee little arm cast after the mini marsupial fell out of a tree in Melbourne, Australia. — Fox News, "Adorable orphaned baby koala gets arm cast after falling from tree," 9 Aug. 2019 But while the country may have been consumed by conflict, new research suggests soldiers off the battlefield still made time for a wee bit of vanity. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Archaeologists Find Hair Dye Bottles Used by Self-Conscious Civil War Soldiers Posing for Portraits," 5 Dec. 2019 And here was a town tourism brochure actually advertising the fact that curious tourists and history enthusiasts could take home a wee bag of the stuff. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "A superfund site in Montana sold bags of hazardous waste as souvenirs," 19 Nov. 2019

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First Known Use of wee

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for wee

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

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The first known use of wee was in the 15th century

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15 Jan 2020

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“Wee.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 27 January 2020.

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wee

adjective
How to pronounce wee (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of wee

chiefly Scotland + Ireland : very small or very young

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wee

adjective
\ ˈwē How to pronounce wee (audio) \

Kids Definition of wee

: very small : tiny

WEE

abbreviation

Medical Definition of WEE

western equine encephalitis; western equine encephalomyelitis

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