See hammy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Rhymes:English/æmi",
"Rhymes:English/æmi/2 syllables",
"en:Cricetids"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "hamster",
"3": "y"
},
"expansion": "hamster + -y",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From hamster + -y.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "hammies",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "hammy (plural hammies)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English childish terms",
"English informal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"A hamster."
],
"links": [
[
"childish",
"childish"
],
[
"hamster",
"hamster"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal, childish) A hamster."
],
"tags": [
"childish",
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"audio": "EN-AU ck1 hammy.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/EN-AU_ck1_hammy.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_hammy.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/EN-AU_ck1_hammy.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æmi"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hammie"
}
],
"word": "hammy"
}
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