"dayee" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Forms: day-ee [alternative]
  1. (Australia, dated) An ellipsis of good day. Tags: Australia, dated Synonyms: g'day
    Sense id: en-dayee-en-intj-IjAwsruv Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: day-ee [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dayee (uncountable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of day. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable Alternative form of: day
    Sense id: en-dayee-en-noun-leAdb~r5 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Healthcare occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 80 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 89 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 90 8 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 6 83 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: dayees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dayee (plural dayees)
  1. (rare, India) midwife Tags: India, rare
    Sense id: en-dayee-en-noun-KrH2-BCj Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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