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# wee

«wee» in Mova's school dictionary: **In Scotland, Ireland and Northern England, "wee" means…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) In Scotland, Ireland and Northern England, "wee" means small or little: "a wee bit". [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [Beetroot can turn poo and wee pink for a day, which is harmless.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo/16/)
- [Poo and wee are not just waste.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals/3/)
- [Dogs leave wee on lamp posts as messages for other dogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/398-poo-wee-and-smells-rabbits-that-eat-their-droppings-dung-beetles-and-the-smelliest-animals/6/)
- [Beetroot can make your wee pink, which is harmless.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/17-indicators-the-red-cabbage-rainbow/15/)
- [In Scotland "cannae" means can't, "dinnae" means don't, and "wee" means little.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/32-active-and-passive-voice-modal-verbs/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wee» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wee/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.