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wee(2) (iou)



wee noun1 & adjective. [wi:] Orig. Scot. ME.

A. noun.
a. A little or young thing; a child. Only in ME.
b. A small quantity, measure, or degree. Now only Scot. LME.
A short time. Formerly also (rare), a short distance. Now chiefly Scot. ME.
b. adjective. Extremely small, tiny (colloq.). Also (chiefly Scot.), small, little. LME.
R. Park A wee house that crouched between..two factories.
Phrases: a wee, a little wee (now chiefly Scot.) (a) to a small extent, in a small degree; (b) somewhat, rather; (c) for a short time. a wee bit a little; somewhat, rather. a wee bit of a colloq. a small or unimportant example of, a mild case of. the wee folk fairies. Wee Free colloq. (usu. derog.) a member of the Free Kirk (after 1900). Wee Free Kirk colloq. (usu. derog.) the Free Kirk (after 1900). wee hours, wee small hours colloq. = small hours s.v. SMALL adjective, adverb, & noun.