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 →

2) Informal and childish word for urine or for going to the toilet to pass urine. tree →

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 →
• Wash your hands after you go for a wee. tree →
• Would you like a wee bit more cake? tree →
• The wee lamb stayed close to its mother. tree →
• Wait a wee while. tree →
• The puppy did a wee on the carpet. tree →

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.
• Poo and wee are not just waste.
• Dogs leave wee on lamp posts as messages for other dogs.
• Beetroot can make your wee pink, which is harmless.
• In Scotland "cannae" means can't, "dinnae" means don't, and "wee" means little.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.