"Rosie" meaning in English

See Rosie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹəʊziː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊziː/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rosie.wav
Etymology: Diminutives + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rosie
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names Related terms: Rosey, Rosy [variant]
    Sense id: en-Rosie-en-name-JUInq2n1 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 63 23 14

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊziː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊziː/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rosie.wav Forms: Rosies [plural]
Etymology: Diminutives + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ie}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Rosie (countable and uncountable, plural Rosies)
  1. (countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter). Tags: US, countable, informal Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-Rosie-en-noun-X3DrQEVb Disambiguation of Female people: 42 54 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 52 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 22 52 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 50 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 56 23
  2. (uncountable, UK, slang) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”). Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: Rosie Lee (extra: tea)
    Sense id: en-Rosie-en-noun-6OTAcLal Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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