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Wee has 9 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Pron

Definitions
Noun
1

a short time

"bide a wee"

wee
2

A short time or short distance.

"The cat had an accident and left a small puddle of wee on the carpet."

3

Urine.

In plain English: In this context, wee is not used as a noun but rather as an adjective meaning very small.

"He was in such high spirits at the wee that he could barely keep his feet still."

Verb
1

eliminate urine

"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

2

To urinate.

"The baby woke up in the night to wee on his diaper."

Adjective
1
2

very early

"the wee hours of the morning"

wee
3

Small, little.

"The wee puppy curled up on the rug."

Pron
1

obsolete emphatic of we

"Thou wee!"

Example Sentences
"He was in such high spirits at the wee that he could barely keep his feet still." noun
"The wee hours of the morning were spent fixing the leaky faucet." noun
"She woke up early to catch the very first wee train from the station." noun
"There was barely any time left before the wee deadline arrived." noun
See Also
small urination wees urine distance weeing little totty
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time excrete
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wet stale

Origin

The word "wee" comes from Old English words meaning "weight." Originally, it referred to a small amount or little bit.

Rhyming Words
twee wowee pewee towee ngwee drawee peewee weewee avowee pee wee advowee allowee screwee wee wee followee escrowee reviewee wood pewee interviewee western wood pewee
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