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dearie

noun
/ˈdɪəɹi/UK/ˈdɪɹi//ˈdɪɚi/US

Etymology

From dear + -ie.

  1. inherited from *diurijaz✻ — “dear, precious, expensive”
  2. inherited from *diurī✻
  3. inherited from dīere — “of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”
  4. inherited from dere
  5. suffixed as dearie — “dear + ie”

Definitions

  1. A person who is dear

    A person who is dear; sweetie.

    • What a scare you gave me, dearie.
    • At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA