wee small hours

Etymology
From (first attested in 1819).

Noun

 * 1)  The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
 * He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.

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

 * Dutch: de vroege uurtjes
 * French: petites heures du matin, petites heures de la matinée, ,
 * Galician: pola mañanciña
 * German: früher Morgen ,
 * Italian: ore piccole,
 * Polish: o pogańskiej godzinie
 * Russian: предрассве́тные часы́
 * Scots: wee sma' hours
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ситни сати
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, altas horas
 * Swedish: