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# wee

adjective (wee — Scottish, Irish, informal: small); noun (wee — informal: urine); verb (wee, wees, weed, weeing — informal)

«wee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In Scotland, Ireland and Northern England, "wee" means small or little: "a wee bit". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#m1)
2. Informal and childish word for urine or for going to the toilet to pass urine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, small children say "I need a wee" when they need the toilet. In Irish and Scottish speech, "wee" is a very common word for small. In hygiene lessons, always flush and wash your hands after you wee. Phrases: a wee bit, a wee while, need a wee, go for a wee.

### Examples

- I need a wee before we leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x1)
- Wash your hands after you go for a wee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x2)
- Would you like a wee bit more cake? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x3)
- The wee lamb stayed close to its mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x4)
- Wait a wee while. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x5)
- The puppy did a wee on the carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#x6)

### Note

"Wee" (small) is used mainly in Scotland and Ireland. As a word for urine it is informal; Americans more often say "pee". Do not confuse with "we" (us), which sounds the same, or "whee!" (a shout of joy).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wee.html) on Mova free.