nee

nee Definition

nee (nā; now often nē)

adjective

born: used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman Mrs. Helen Jones, née Smith

Etymology: Fr, fem. of né, pp. of naître < L nasci, to be born: see genus

nee Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

possibly: Henry was bapt in 28th Feb 1830 son of Richard & Mary ( possibly nee Hayward ).
finally: We began CPR, and finally nee naw sirens were heard in the distance.
still: After all, they still nee to write commands.

Modifies a noun

naw: He'd been racing to the call using blue lights, going nee naw nee naw.
..: If that were so then you'd nee...
neck: His widow Ada Emily ( nee NECK ) died on 22nd May 1970.
price: My real grandmother was Rose Robinson ( nee Price ) born between 1921-1923 and grandfather was George Robinson also born between 1921-1923.
king: MEMORIES We are indebted to Iris Sayers ( nee King ), who has contacted us with some of her memories of the area.
Thomson: His father James White was an agricultural worker and his mother Emily White ( nee Thomson ) came from a fishing family.

Used with adjective complement

have: In fact I wouldn't really want to do active management in water but I 've neer been asked to or needed to.

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