Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Wee"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wee \Wee\, n. [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}.]
A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance. [Obs. or
Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wee \Wee\, a.
Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.]

A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

wee
adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie},
{teensy}, {teentsy}, {teeny}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy},
{teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]
2: very early; "the wee hours of the morning"
n : (Scottish) a short time; "bide a wee"
v : eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate},
{piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself},
{take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]


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