English Explanatory Dictionary

wee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Small, little.
noun
  1. A short time or short distance.
noun
  1. Urine.
  2. An act of urination.
verb
  1. To urinate.
pron
  1. obsolete emphatic of we
intj
  1. Alternative form of whee.
name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of Western equine encephalomyelitis.

Pronunciation

wē /wiː/ en-us-wee.ogg

Word forms

wee weer weest wees weeing weed

Etymology

From Middle English wey, weygh, wegh, weȝe, wæȝe (“little bit”), from Old English wǣġ, wǣġe (“weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”) and *wēgǭ (“weight”), related to Middle English weġan (“to move, weigh”) (15c).

Synonyms

urination wee-wee urine

Related words

ooh-wee peewee wee juggler wee woo Wee Waa

Derived words

a wee bit wee folk Wee Free wee heavy wee hour wee hours wee small hour wee small hours bush wee wee-wee wild wee
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