"Annie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Annie.wav Forms: Annies [plural]
Rhymes: -æni Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Annie (plural Annies)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Ann. Also, a popular given name in the 19th century. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Translations (diminutive of Ann): Annette (Danish), Annukka (Finnish), Anny (French), Annette (French), Annette (German), Annett (German), Annetta (Italian), Anica (Serbo-Croatian), Anka (Serbo-Croatian), Anita [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Annie-en-name-fBPu7sHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'diminutive of Ann': 100 0
  2. (derogatory) A female orphan. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-Annie-en-name-PzE2wnTh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Anny [dated] Derived forms: baseball Annie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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