Wee, a.

a. [Allied to O. H. Ger. wênag, wretched, vile; M. H. Ger. wênec, wênic, miserable, small, N. H. Ger. wenig, little, few, L. Ger. & D. weinig.] Very small; little; sometimes shrunken. [Scot. and Prov. Eng. Colloq. U. S.] “A little wee face with a little yellow beard.” Shak.