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deary

or dear·ie

[ deer-ee ]

/ ˈdɪər i /

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noun, plural dear·ies. Informal: Sometimes Facetious.

darling.

Origin of deary

First recorded in 1675–85; dear¹ + -y²

Words nearby deary

dearborn, dearborn heights, dearly, dearterialization, dearth, deary, deasil, death, death adder, death and taxes, certain as, death angel

Example sentences from the Web for dearie

And when they drop their nasty bombs, what will you do then, dearie?

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 |Various
The gentleman I don't want to see has a club foot—show him up, dearie.

The House of Mystery |William Henry Irwin
“You need not be so disconsolate about that, dearie,” said the other smiling.

Bob Strong's Holidays |John Conroy Hutcheson
And whatever shall I say, dearie, when Adam Selden comes to me today?

The Heritage of the Hills |Arthur P. Hankins

So you see, dearie, why I am so, so happy over my two hundred dollars.

Mary's Rainbow |Mary Edward Feehan

British Dictionary definitions for dearie

deary

dearie

/ (ˈdɪərɪ) /

noun

plural dearies informal a term of affection: now often sarcastic or facetious

deary me! or dearie me! an exclamation of surprise or dismay