"andy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈændi/ Audio: En-au-andy.ogg [Australia] Forms: andies [plural]
Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: From android + -y, coined by Philip K. Dick in his 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|android|y}} android + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} andy (plural andies)
  1. (science fiction, slang) android Wikipedia link: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick Tags: slang Categories (topical): Robotics, Science fiction Synonyms: replicant

Inflected forms

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