nee

Alternative spelling of née.

Adjective alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative spelling of née.

Origin

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

Adjective English, North American

  1. Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.

    Coordinate Terms: née

Origin

From French née (“(f)”) and né (“(m)”), past participle of naître, to be born. Mix of both gendered terms due to their homophony, resulting in a unisex term in English.

Forms

née

Interjection

  1. no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
    • Nee way man!
    • Thor's nee watter!

Origin

From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.

Related

nee-naw nee nor

Derived

nee way