Word Study
dearie
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dearie has 1 sense
- dearie(n = noun.person) darling, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet - a special loved one; Array is a kind of lover
has particulars: chosen, macushla, mollycoddle, teacher's pet
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dearie, n. (esp. as a form of address) usu. joc. or iron. my dear.
Idiom
dearie me! int. expressing surprise, dismay, etc.
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