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Define:Wee
==English==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|iː}}
* {{homophones|we|whee}} {{qualifier|in accents with the [[wine-whine merger]]}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|we||little bit|lang=enm}} < {{etyl|ang}}  {{term|wæge|wǣge|[[weight]]|lang=ang}}, related to Old English {{term|wegan||to move, weigh|lang=enm}} (15c).

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|weer|weest}}

# {{Scottish|Northern Ireland|North England}} [[small]], [[little]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|small, little}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|klein}}, {{t|nl|petieterig}}, {{t|nl|pietepeuterig}}
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|pikkuruinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|petit}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|პაწაწა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}, {{t|ka|პაწაწინა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}, {{t|ka|პაწაწკინტელა|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|winzig}}, {{t+|de|klein}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|קטן|m|tr=katán}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|apró}},  {{t|hu|csöpp}}
* Irish: {{t-|ga|beag|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|piccolo}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pequeno}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pequeño}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kücçük}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
* ''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition'' (1997)

===Etymology 2===
Unknown
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