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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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Those wee drawers really open and close, those windows slide up and down, the switches turn on actual electric lights.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
These are just two wee factoids about the shower scene from Psycho.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Enjoy afterparties each night in the lobby, with a DJ playing until the wee hours and free local snacks for that post-festival energy boost.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee tykes, all being comforted or protected by the popular Procter & Gamble diaper.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wee. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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