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to wee

to wee

5 9.5
To pee when you need the toilet
  • verb
  • /wi/
  • UK
translation icon : hacer pis
  • - I just have to wee-wee.
  • go wee

Examples

  • I need to wee-wee. - Yeah.

    Triangle of Sadness (2022)

  • Oh he's just casually having a wee behind the bin.

  • And this little patient went wee wee wee all the way home.

    Blog text (14)

  • She's outside doing a wee and it's raining.

  • Reggie went with Queenie who needed to wee.

    Shortcut (2020)

  • -I need to wee.

    Spice World (1997)

  • So I'll swoop her up, take her outside, she'll have a quick wee and then she'll run back in and give everyone loads of love.

  • I have to wee-wee.

    Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

  • Patty's mother was the worst: on our last choir trip, Mrs. Bailey had gone up and down the line asking the girls if anyone needed to wee-wee before we left.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When we're on a long drive, my son often says he needs to wee before we stop for gas.

Synonyms

to piss
vsto wee
  • Offensive
947 8.3

To pass urine in rude speech

is a milder informal verb rather than a blunt vulgar term
to pee
vsto wee
  • Informal
371 2.6

To let out the body's yellow liquid

is more informal than the everyday or neutral term
to urinate
vsto wee
69 3.3

To pass urine

is an informal everyday word rather than the medical or formal term
to take a piss
vsto wee
  • Offensive
52 9.9

To pee in a rude way

is an informal but nonvulgar term rather than a vulgar slang expression
to take a leak
vsto wee
  • NSFW
41 9.3

To pee or pass urine from your body

is a short informal term rather than a casual phrase for the action
to relieve oneself
vsto wee
  • Formal
11 7.5

To pee or poo, usually in a toilet

is an informal single-action word for urinating rather than a broad euphemism
to wee-wee
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
4 9.7

To pee when you need to go to the toilet

is the shorter informal form rather than the repeated or doubled form
to pee-pee
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
2 8.1

To pass urine from the body, often said to children

is an informal term used generally rather than mainly in child speech
to piddle
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
1 9.2

To pee, often used about children or animals

is the general informal verb for urinating in people regardless of age
to make water
vsto wee
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To pass urine from the body

is a modern informal word rather than a polite old-fashioned phrase
to widdle
vsto wee
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

To pee in a childlike or funny way

is an informal everyday word rather than a playful childish term
to spend a penny
vsto wee
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To go to the toilet to pee

is direct informal urination language rather than a polite euphemistic phrase
to pass water
vsto wee
  • UK
7.6

To let urine come out of your body

is an informal everyday word rather than a neutral descriptive phrase
to micturate
vsto wee
  • Specialized
9.9

To pass urine from the body

is an informal everyday word rather than a technical specialised term

Antonyms

to hold one's water
  • Informal
1 9.7

To keep from peeing for a while

Compounds

wee smile
6.5

A small, quiet mouth movement that shows a little happiness

wee dog
  • UK
9.0

A very small dog often said in Scottish or Irish English

wee small voice
  • UK
9.1

A quiet inner feeling that tells you when something is wrong

How Formal

to urinate
69 3.3
to pass water
  • UK
7.6
to wee
  • UK
5 9.5
to pee
  • Informal
371 2.6
to wee-wee
  • Baby Talk
4 9.7

Surface Forms

wee infinitive
weeing present participle
wees third person singular
weed past
weed past participle

Etymology

Wee began as children's talk, the simple sound 'wee-wee' little kids make when they need to pee, so to wee means to pass urine.