wee

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | Copyright

wee sb. orig. chiefly in a little wee, †a small thing or quantity; a short time XIII; adj. extremely small, tiny XV. north. ME. we(i), repr. OE. (Angl.) wēġ(e), (WS.) wǣġ(e) weight, rel. to weġan WEIGH; the use appears to have originated in such a phr. as a little wee thing ‘a small amount of a thing’, similar to a bit thing ‘a bit of a thing’. The adj. use has been current in southern Eng. since c.1600.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

T. F. HOAD. "wee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2010 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "wee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2010). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wee.html

T. F. HOAD. "wee." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-wee.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Wee bit of Clara Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail Felicia Chong July 8, 2001 700+ words WOO Wee Wee would have been expected to follow in the footsteps of her well-known mum...Beauty Group. But neither mother nor daughter had actually expected it. "Wee Wee and I have different personalities. She is a very quiet and reserved...
	PEE-WEE'S ON THE FARM WITH NON-STOP LAUGHS.(Weekend)(Movie review) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) July 22, 1988 700+ words ...what's behind the odd success of Pee- wee Herman, and certainly the philosophy behind his enjoyable new movie "Big Top Pee-wee." At the circus, if you're bored by...for the circus. And it works for Pee-wee Herman, too, who uncorks a nearly non...
	Wee Sing for a New Generation at kidthing(R). Business Wire July 16, 2008 700+ words LOS ANGELES -- Wee Sing and kidthing, a web 2.0 global learning...friends, announced an agreement to bring Wee Sing's classic series of favorite children's songs and musical videos to kidthing. Wee Sing, which has sold over 50 million books...
	'Wee-Weed'? Let's Just Wash Our Hands of It Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Mary Jordan August 22, 2009 700+ words Wee-weed? "There's something about August...September where everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up," President Obama remarked Thursday...s what happens." Well, Mr. President, wee-wee the people don't know what it is...
	PEE-WEE FAILS FRESHNESS TEST Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Jay Carr, Globe Staff July 22, 1988 700+ words BIG TOP PEE-WEE -- Directed by Randall Kleiser, screenplay...Reubens and George McGrath. Starring Pee-wee Herman, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Tyrrell...The freshness and silly verve of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" aren't much in evidence...
	WEE RED BOOK IS BACK! FOOTBALL BIBLE Fac t fans and tr iv ia bu f fs re joice ,... Newspaper article from: Evening Times JONATHAN RENNIE July 2, 2009 700+ words ...settled more arguments than the referee's dreaded wee red card - yes, it's the Evening Times' Wee Red Book. The tome of football knowledge is...forget nine-in-a-row - this year marks the Wee Red Book's ninth decade. The pocket-sized...
	PEE-WEE HERMAN FLYING HIGH IN 'BIG TOP' Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) July 22, 1988 700+ words Pee-wee Herman and Vance the pig in "Big Top Pee-wee." THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED...MOVIES Before I tell you what I think of "Big Top Pee-wee," I must confess to an enormous tolerance for silliness...
	Pee-wee goes over big in `Playhouse' Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Lloyd Sachs December 19, 1986 700+ words ...word is "playhouse!" Like if I say "Pee-wee's Playhouse." YAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Ha...fun? Now let's go to Puppet Land! Pee-wee Herman has reason to be happy. Thanks to "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (YAHHH!!, 9 a.m., WBBM...
	Pee-wee's X adventure is the last for kids' star Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Richard Roeper July 30, 1991 700+ words Pee-wee, we hardly knew ye. Actor Paul Reubens is alive, but his Pee-wee Herman character died the moment Reubens was arrested...arrest: I know you are, but what am I?) And so Pee-wee Herman is gone. Reruns of "Pee-wee's Playhouse...
	BIDE-A-WEE BECOMING MORE INVITING THE CITY, WHICH IS RESTORING THE COURSE,... Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot Batts, Battinto, Jr. November 24, 1996 700+ words ...pine trees at Portsmouth's Bide-A-Wee Golf Course often was lost among the pine...obstacles that nature had created at Bide-A-Wee. But the dense trees were only one effect years of neglect had on Bide-A-Wee, city officials say. A poor drainage system...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Wee Folk and Their Friends Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained Wee Folk and Their Friends A ll cultures have their stories of the wee folk, the nature entities, that appear so often to be...Since the beginning of time, the human race and the wee folk have shared this planet, experiencing a strange...
	King, Pee Wee Book article from: Contemporary Musicians Pee Wee King Country bandleader, songwriter Although...always be best remembered for one song, Pee Wee King ’ s lasting contributions to...Chicago. Autry called King “ Pee Wee ” partly because of his height...
	wee Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English wee / wē / • adj. ( we·er , we·est ) chiefly Scot. little: when I was just a wee bairn. PHRASES: the wee hours the early hours of the morning after midnight: nights of dining and dancing until the wee hours.
	Russell, Pee Wee Book article from: Contemporary Musicians Pee Wee Russell Clarinetist, saxophonist For the Record … From the beginning, Pee Wee Russell was an enigma, an unclassifiable jazz...he was named and Ella Ballard Russell, Pee Wee was born in the Maplewood section of St. Louis...
	Reese, Harold "Pee Wee" Book article from: Notable Sports Figures Harold "Pee Wee" Reese 1918-1999 American baseball player M ajor League Baseball player Harold "Pee Wee" Reese was considered one of the greatest...nickname. Folks started calling him "Pee Wee" when the fourteen-year old Reese won...