Wee
Pronunciation
- enPR: wÄ“, IPA: /wiË/
- Rhymes: -iË
- Homophones: we, whee in accents with the wine-whine merger
Origin 1
From Middle English we ("little bit"), from Old English wǣge ("weight"), related to Old English wegan ("to move, weigh") (15c).
Full definition of wee
Adjective
wee
- (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 73:I had not seen a wee boy do it like that before. He was weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
- You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.
Origin 2
Unknown
Synonyms
Verb
- (colloquial) To urinate.