"milkie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-milkie.ogg [Australia] Forms: milkies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlki Etymology: milk + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|milk|ie}} milk + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} milkie (plural milkies)
  1. Diminutive of milk Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: milk
    Sense id: en-milkie-en-noun-LItqK1kv
  2. (British, slang) A milkman. Tags: British, slang Synonyms (milkman): milko [Australian, slang]
    Sense id: en-milkie-en-noun-udJbFZ4J Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 62 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 4 69 27 Disambiguation of 'milkman': 3 94 3
  3. An opaque white marble in children's games.
    Sense id: en-milkie-en-noun-JMyoL7an

Inflected forms

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