wee hours

[wee hours] The crack of dawn, or just before it, usually between 1 A.M. and 4 A.M. or 2 A.M. and 5 A.M.

/He stayed up all night when they were expecting their first child; finally, a boy was born in the wee hours of the morning./

Compare: SMALL HOURS.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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