pee
pee Lexical Profile
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• noun
Urine, or an act of urinating (used informally, especially by or to children).
"The toddler told his mother that he needed to go for a quick pee before getting into the car."
The phonetic spelling of the name of the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet (P).
"The teacher asked the students to circle every word on the worksheet that started with a pee."
• verb
To discharge urine from the body; to urinate (used informally).
"Make sure you let the puppy outside to pee right after he finishes his meal."
To wet or soil something by urinating on or in it (used informally).
"The nervous kitten accidentally peed the blanket during the ride to the veterinary clinic."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Pee' is a standard informal and nursery-register euphemism for 'urine' or 'urinate'; while polite enough for everyday casual conversation and speaking with children, 'urinate' or 'urine' should be used in medical, academic, and formal contexts.
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century as a euphemistic abbreviation using the phonetic spelling of the initial letter of 'piss'.