Wee vs Pee - What's the difference?
wee | pee | Synonyms |
(Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
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(colloquial, uncountable) urine
(colloquial) An act of urination.
(colloquial) To urinate.
(euphemistic, often, childish) urine
(intransitive, colloquial, often, childish) To urinate.
(colloquial) To drizzle.
(British, colloquial) Pence; penny (a quantity of money)
Pee is a synonym of wee.
As nouns the difference between wee and pee
is that wee is urine while pee is urine.As verbs the difference between wee and pee
is that wee is to urinate while pee is to urinate.As an adjective wee
is small, little.wee
English
(wikipedia wee)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (15c).Adjective
(er)- I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
- You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.
References
* Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)Etymology 2
UnknownNoun
(-)- to have a wee
Synonyms
* wee wee * See also * See alsoVerb
Synonyms
* See alsopee
English
Etymology 1
Spelling of the initial letter of (piss). Compare (eff).Noun
(-)Synonyms
* See alsoCoordinate terms
* pooVerb
- It's peeing with rain.
Synonyms
* (standard terms) make water, pass water, urinate, micturate * (euphemistic terms) wee, wee-wee * (vulgar slang terms) piss * See alsoCoordinate terms
* pooEtymology 2
See also
*Derived terms
* peejaysEtymology 3
Spelling of the initial letter of (pence).Noun
(pee)- I bought these carrots for fifty pee .
- I can't afford that — I'm one pee short.