pee

UK: piː | US: piː

Definition

  1. n. informal term for urine

  2. v. to urinate

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Etymology

"Pee" is a euphemistic abbreviation of the word "piss," which dates back to Old French pissier and Vulgar Latin pissiāre, both meaning "to urinate." The shortened form "pee" emerged in the 18th century as a more polite or child-friendly term. Unlike compound words, "pee" is monomorphic and cannot be split further while preserving meaningful morphemes.

Examples

  1. The toddler needs to pee before the car ride.

  2. She drank too much water and now really has to pee.

  3. "Where’s the bathroom? I need to pee!"

  4. The doctor asked for a urine sample, so he had to pee in a cup.

  5. After holding it in for hours, he finally found a place to pee.