Meanings
nounwee hours pl (normally plural, singular wee hour)
singular wee hour
- colloquialpluralplural normallyThe very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.
When I was young, I was up every night until the wee hours. Now I'm up every hour at night to wee.
2011 March 15, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)Synonyms: small hours, wee small hours, postmidnight
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.
Translations
Finnish pikkutunnit
- pikkutunnitvery early morning
French petites heures
- petites heuresvery early morning
German früger Morgen
- früger Morgenvery early morning
Hebrew הַשָּׁעוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת
- הַשָּׁעוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת (hasha'ót haqtanót)very early morning
Polish pogańska godzina, nieludzka pora
- pogańska godzinavery early morning
- nieludzka poravery early morning
Portuguese madrugada
- madrugadavery early morning
Spanish altas horas, las tantas
- altas horasvery early morning
- las tantasvery early morning
- madrugadavery early morning
Swedish småtimmarna
- småtimmarnavery early morning
Tagalog des-oras
- des-orasvery early morning
Vietnamese sáng sớm, đêm
- sáng sớmvery early morning
- đêmvery early morning
Cite this entry
APA
wee hours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wee%20hours
MLA
“wee hours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wee%20hours. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wee hours,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wee%20hours.
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