"Downie" meaning in All languages combined

See Downie on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊni/
Etymology templates: {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Downie
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Downieville
    Sense id: en-Downie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdaʊni/ Forms: Downies [plural], downie [alternative]
Etymology: From Down + -ie. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Down|-ie}} Down + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} Downie (plural Downies)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) A person with Down's syndrome. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, offensive Translations (person with Down's syndrome): down [masculine] (Polish), да́ун (dáun) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Downie-en-noun-EcMqhj6s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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