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dearie

 [deer-ee]  

dear·y

   [deer-ee]
noun, plural dear·ies. Informal: Sometimes Facetious.
darling.
Also, dear·ie.

Origin:
1675–85; dear1 + -y2
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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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