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Meanings of poor wee in English

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Usage of poor wee in English
1
And he is so proud of it, poor wee mite. She laughed suddenly.
Simon the Jester
2
But I must put things straight for my Nelly, my poor wee Nelly.
The Judge
3
It'll be all right in just a minute, poor wee b'y!
Lo, Michael!
4
The weeds had grown tall, and were perfect cover for the poor wee beastie.
Letters to Helen: Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
5
For this was becoming a vexed question between them-theguiding of poor wee Rosie.
Janet's Love and Service
6
Ivanovic looks a bit shocked the poor wee little thing.
The Guardian
7
He is a poor wee chap, and he is badly in need of real help.
A Dominie in Doubt
8
You have done her much good, poor wee lammie.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
9
Nobody stops to fret about the poor wee users in midwestern suburbs and Californian ghettos.
The Irish Times
10
The poor wee film does deserve to do better.
The Irish Times
11
Don't slam the door on our poor wee foot.
The Irish Times
12
The sun was beating down on his poor wee head and his lips were chapped.
Fresh
13
If that doesn't work, perhaps one of the poor wee children will lose the valiant fight.
The Guardian
14
Look at his poor wee shoulder a bleedin', and his little face so white an' still.
Lo, Michael!
15
I was-dreadfully-afraidforthe poor wee baby.
The Lamp in the Desert
16
He was a poor wee boy, really.
Pandaemonium
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Poor wee across language varieties
United Kingdom
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