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dearie
dear·y
/
ˈdɪər
i
/
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[
deer
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
dear·ies.
Informal: Sometimes Facetious.
darling
.
Also,
dear·ie.
Origin:
1675–85;
dear
1
+
-y
2
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deary
or
dearie
(ˈdɪərɪ)
—
n
,
dearies
1.
informal
a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
2.
deary me!
,
dearie me!
an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dearie
or
dearie
—
n
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deary
or
dearie
(ˈdɪərɪ)
—
n
,
dearies
1.
informal
a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious
2.
deary me!
,
dearie me!
an exclamation of surprise or dismay
dearie
or
dearie
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
deary
also dearie, dim. of
dear
with a notion of "dear one."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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