The Clue
When tripled, a nursery rhyme cry (3 letter answer)
The Answer
WEE
Tags
Notes
The answer WEE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Atomic
Bide a ___
Bide-a-___
Diminutive
Dwarf
Early
Elfin
Infinitesimal
Lilliputian
Microscopic
Minuscule
Minute
Munchkinlike
Teensy
Teeny
Tiny
Bit modifier
___ doch-an'-dorris
Itsy-bitsy
Itty-bitty
Pint-size
Very early
___ Willie Winkie
Like a Burnsian mouse
Like some hours
Like Willie Winkie
Like Burns's "tim'rous beastie"
Definition
WEE as a noun:
1. a short time; "bide a wee"
WEE as a verb:
1. (make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water) = eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
WEE as an adjective:
1. (bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy) = (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
2. very early; "the wee hours of the morning"