wee

(wē)
adj., we·er, we·est.

1. Very small; tiny. See synonyms at small.
2. Very early: the wee hours of the morning.

n. Scots
A short time; a little bit.

[Middle English wei, we, a small amount, small, from Old English wǣge, wēg, weight.]

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adjective

Extremely small: diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute², pygmy, tiny. Informal peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny. See big/small/amount.

IN BRIEF: A short time; very early. Also: Very small.

Under a toadstool crept a wee Elf, out of the rain to shelter himself. — Oliver Herford (1863-1935).

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verb intr. and noun
verb intr. and noun, euphemistic

= wee-wee verb and noun 1. (1934 —) .
P. Purser Hurry up, I want to do a wee (1971).

[Imitative.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bitte, lille, små

idioms:

• a wee bit    en lille smule
• wee hours    de små timer

2.
n. - tis
v. intr. - tisse

Nederlands (Dutch)
klein, heel vroeg, plas

Français (French)
1.
adj. - (tout) petit

idioms:

• a wee bit    un petit peu
• wee hours    petites heures

2.
n. - action d'uriner, urine
v. intr. - uriner

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - klein

idioms:

• a wee bit    ein kleines bißchen
• wee hours    der frühe Morgen

2.
n. - (Slang) Urin
v. - (Slang) urinieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μικροποσότητα, σταλιά
v. - (καθομ.) κάνω πιπί/τσίσα
adj. - μικροσκοπικός, τοσοδούλης/-ικος

idioms:

• a wee bit    κομματάκι
• wee hours    μικρές ώρες

Italiano (Italian)
piccino, far pipì, pipì

idioms:

• wee hours    le ore piccole

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pipi (m)
v. - urinar
adj. - pequeno

idioms:

• wee hours    primeiras horas

Русский (Russian)
небольшое количество, крошечный

idioms:

• wee hours    очень ранние часы

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - pequeñito, diminuto

idioms:

• a wee bit    un pellizco
• wee hours    en la madrugada

2.
n. - (acto de) hacer pis, pis, pipí
v. intr. - orinar, hacer pis o pipí

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lite grand
v. - tänka
adj. - liten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很小的, 微小的, 一点点, 极小的空间, 一会儿

idioms:

• a wee bit    一点儿
• wee hours    凌晨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 很小的, 微小的
n. - 一點點, 極小的空間, 一會兒

idioms:

• a wee bit    一點兒
• wee hours    凌晨

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 작은, (시각이) 매우 이른

idioms:

• a wee bit    아주 조금

2.
n. - 쉬를 함
v. intr. - 쉬하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ちっぽけな, ひどく早い, ちっちゃな, 早い

idioms:

• a wee bit    ほんの少し
• a wee bit of    ほんのわずか
• wee hours    早朝

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صغير جدا, مبكر جدا (فعل) يبول (صفه) صغير جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קטן, קטנטן, זעיר‬
n. - ‮השתנה, שתן, פיפי‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה פיפי‬

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