as in tiny
very small in size
a wee baby
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Recent Examples of wee
From the day your wee one is born, feeding time is often a special time.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
And considering all of the things that could go wrong with a dangerous deep space journey like this, a wee problem like this seems like a big win.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
In football terms, the process is late in the first quarter of a night game that’s expected to last into the wee hours.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Her family owned a Korean market, where Helen Jo would pull the scales off fish in the wee hours before school.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
And considering all of the things that could go wrong with a dangerous deep space journey like this, a wee problem like this seems like a big win.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
In football terms, the process is late in the first quarter of a night game that’s expected to last into the wee hours.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Her family owned a Korean market, where Helen Jo would pull the scales off fish in the wee hours before school.
—Jenna Thompson
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wee
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Whether still or striding, tiny or outsized, Giacometti’s elongated, upright figures persist as some of the most recognizable works of the post-World War Two era.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom after the tiny primate was rejected by his own mother, Kamaria, a first-time parent unable to form a maternal bond.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His minuscule walk rate (3 percent) reflects as such.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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These totals are minuscule compared with some of the titans of Esports gaming.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Wee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wee. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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