"floatie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: floaties [plural]
Etymology: From float + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|float|ie|id2=diminutive}} float + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} floatie (plural floaties)
  1. Alternative spelling of floaty (“object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on; one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands to help the wearer float in water and learn to swim”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: floaty (extra: object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on; one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands to help the wearer float in water and learn to swim)

Inflected forms

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