Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wee
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Wee
wee
~1 adj usually before noun 1 ScotE or informal very small (a wee kitten) 2 a wee bit informal to a small degree (I'm a wee bit tired.) 3 the wee (small) hours ScotE and AmE the early hours of the morning, just after midnight small hours BrE ~2 v BrE spoken a word meaning to pass water from your body, used by or to children; urinate; weewee - wee n (Do you want a wee?)
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1.
(wees, weeing, weed) 1. Wee means small in size or extent. (SCOTTISH INFORMAL) He just needs to calm down a wee bit. = little ADJ: ADJ n 2. To wee means to urinate. Wee is an informal word used especially by children. (BRIT) He said he wanted to wee. VERB: V • Wee is also a noun. The baby has done a wee in his potty... = pee N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adjective Etymology: Middle English we, from we, noun, little bit, from Old English w?ge weight; akin to Old English wegan to move, weigh — more at way Date: 15th century 1. very small ; diminutive 2. very early ~ hours of the morning ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
1. adj. (weer; weest) 1 esp. Sc. little; very small. 2 colloq. tiny; extremely small (a wee bit). Etymology: orig. Sc. noun, f. north.ME wei (small) quantity f. Anglian weg: cf. WEY 2. n. esp. Brit. sl. = WEE-WEE. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. шотл. небольшое количество to drink a wee —- немного выпить wait a wee —- подождите минутку 2. шотл. крошечный, маленький a wee bit —- немножко wee lad —- малыш wee drop of whisky —- глоточек виски the wee folk —- феи, гномы Id: wee hours of the morning —- очень рано ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
I adj. scot. крошечный, маленький - a wee bit Syn: see small II euphem. 1. noun моча, пи-пи (тж. weewee) 2. v. мочиться, делать пи-пи ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 15c., from earlier noun use in sense of "quantity, amount" (cf. a littel wei "a little thing or amount," early 14c.), from O.E. wжge "weight" (see weigh). Adj. use wee bit apparently developed as parallel to such forms as a bit thing "a little thing." Wee hours is 1890s, from Scot. wee sma' hours (late 18c.). Weeny is from 1790. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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