nee?

For a few weeks, I had noticed whenever Paela wants to hold my hand she would hold up her hand ready to grab mine (biggest clue) and say "nee?" (not so obvious clue). It took me awhile, but today I believe we've figured out how "nee" could possibly mean "hold hands" and not something in the middle of your leg. When Paela has to hold our hand (near a street or parking lot), we say "Paela, you need to hold our hand." And there it is. Apparently there are times in a young girl's life when her parents need to hold her hands, not the other way around.