wee hours

Noun

 * 1) The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

Usage notes
Within the context of a sentence, almost always used with the definite article "the", especially, or a demonstrative adjective.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:early morning

Translations

 * Finnish: pikkutunnit
 * French:
 * German: früger Morgen
 * Hebrew:
 * Old English: hancrēd
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: altas horas, las tantas,
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: ,