"slavey" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsleɪvi/ [UK] Forms: slaveys [plural], slavies [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvi Etymology: From slave + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slave|y}} slave + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|s|slavies}} slavey (plural slaveys or slavies)
  1. (colloquial, historical) A male servant. Tags: colloquial, historical
    Sense id: en-slavey-en-noun-aRKiKtWF
  2. (colloquial, historical) A female domestic servant; a maid or maidservant. Tags: colloquial, historical
    Sense id: en-slavey-en-noun-hQgyYUTf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 85

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for slavey meaning in English (1.6kB)

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