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DictionaryweeVery small
adjective

wee

WEE/wiː/

Very small or little.

The wee strawberry looks tiny beside the ordinary one on the saucer.

A wee strawberry beside a normal-sized strawberry on the same plain saucer, with their dramatic size contrast immediately visible.
Etymology
weeMiddle Englishquantity, amount

The earlier noun wei meant an amount, especially in expressions meaning a little thing or quantity. From that use, wee became an adjective describing something very small.

In context

Enhanced Public Domain143:48
one of them was a little small wee bear
1800s Fiction: Joseph Jacobs - English Fairy Tales (Audiobook)

More examples

  • The soup needs a wee bit more salt.
  • We spot a wee cottage beside the lake.
  • The baby's wee hands grip my finger.

Forms

wee · weer · weest

Similar words

tiny
Emphasizes extremely small size without wee's often affectionate tone.
little
Can suggest small size without implying something is extremely small.