WEE


Meaning of WEE in English

I. wee 1 /wiː/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: wee 'small amount, short time' (13-20 centuries) , from Old English wæge 'weight' ]

1 . informal very small – used especially in Scottish English:

My wee boy is three.

2 . a wee bit informal to a small degree:

She looked a wee bit confused.

3 . the wee (small) hours American English the early hours of the morning, just after 12 o'clock at night SYN the small hours British English :

The party continued into the wee small hours.

II. wee 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably from the sound of urinating ]

British English spoken to pass water from your body – used by or to children SYN urinate

—wee noun [singular] :

Do you want a wee?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.