"deary" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪəɹi/ [Australia, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪɹi/ (note: General American, mirror–nearer merger), /ˈdɪɚi/ [US] (note: without the mirror–nearer merger), /ˈdiɹi/ [US] (note: without the mirror–nearer merger), /ˈdiɹɪ/ [Scotland], /ˈdiɹe/ [Scotland], /ˈdiəɹi/ [New-Zealand], /ˈdɛːɹi/ (note: East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dearies [plural], dearie [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Etymology: Etymology tree English dear Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English deary From dear + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dear|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dear Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English deary [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "deary", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="deary"> From dear + -y., {{ety|en|:af|dear|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dear Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English deary From dear + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} deary (plural dearies)
  1. (informal) A dear; a darling. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-deary-en-noun-3aZTX7fK Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
  2. (informal) A term of address for a female. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-deary-en-noun-YuwKN~gn Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deary me

Inflected forms

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      "dear",
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    ],
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      "-iġ",
      "-ig#Old_English:_diminutive"
    ],
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      "-y",
      "-y#Middle_English:_diminutive"
    ],
    [
      "-y",
      "-y#English:_diminutive"
    ],
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    ],
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    },
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    }
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        "(informal) A dear; a darling."
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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              13
            ]
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        "(informal) A term of address for a female."
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        "Australia",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪɹi/",
      "note": "General American, mirror–nearer merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪɚi/",
      "note": "without the mirror–nearer merger",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɹi/",
      "note": "without the mirror–nearer merger",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɹɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiɹe/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiəɹi/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛːɹi/",
      "note": "East Anglia, cheer–chair merger"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪəɹi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dearie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dairy (cheer–chair merger)"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "Scotland"
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        "New-Zealand"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛːɹi/",
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    },
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    }
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}

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