"sippy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sippy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sippies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpi Etymology: Etymology tree English sip Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sippy From sip + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sip|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English sip Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sippy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sippy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sippy"> From sip + -y., {{ety|en|:af|sip|-y<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English sip Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sippy From sip + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sippy (plural sippies)
  1. (informal) A little sip; less than a serving of some particular drink Tags: informal Related terms: sippy bird, sippy cup

Inflected forms

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