wee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a short time
    • bide a wee
  2. verb eliminate urine
    wee-wee; spend a penny; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
    • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
  3. adjective satellite (used informally) very small
    itsy-bitsy; bitty; teensy; itty-bitty; weensy; teensy-weensy; teentsy; teeny; teeny-weeny; weeny; bittie.
    • a wee tot
  4. adjective satellite very early
    • the wee hours of the morning

WordNet


Wee noun
Etymology
OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally meaning, a little way, the word we for wei being later taken as synonymous with little. See Way.
Definitions
  1. A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance. Obs. or Scot.
Wee adjective
Definitions
  1. Very small; little. Colloq. & Scot.
    A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. Shak.

Webster 1913