deary

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Alternative forms

• dearie

Noun

deary (plural dearies)

1. (informal) A dear; a darling.
2. (informal) A term of address for a female.

   Listen, deary. I'd appreciate your not talking about my son like that.

References

• deary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• rayed, ready, yeard