wee

adjvery small, tiny

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adj very small, tiny

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Word Origin & History

"extremely small," mid-15c., from earlier noun use in sense of "quantity, amount" (cf. a littel wei "a little thing or amount," c.1300), from Old English wæge "weight" (see weigh). Adj. use wee bit apparently developed as parallel to such forms as a bit thing "a little thing." Wee hours is attested by 1891, from Scot. wee sma' hours (1787, Burns). Wee folk "faeries" is recorded from 1819. Weeny "tiny, small" is from 1790.

Example Sentences for wee

"I'll go downstairs now for a wee while," Mrs. MacDermott said.

Aye, but it's that wee bit that makes all the difference, Mr. Cairnduff!

"Och, he's mebbe only a wee bit out of sorts," John answered.

Sure, you have to tell a wee bit of a lie now and again, or you'd never get your way at all.

I thought at first you were having me on, but I think now you're only a wee fool.

"I'll be down in a wee while," John replied as he climbed the stairs.

Aren't you just aching for a wee house of your own, the same way that I am!

"I want to have a wee talk with you," she said in explanation.

Oh, how proud am I now As I lay welcome kisses on baby's wee brow!

Wee Davie had taken no harm, for he was fast asleep with his head on her bosom.

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Lilliputian

baby

diminutive

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wee

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baby

diminutive

light

lighter

lightest

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Lilliputian