Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is dear; a dear; a darling: a familiar word of endearment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Familiar A dear; a darling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A
dear ; adarling . - noun informal A term of address for a female.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a special loved one
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Examples
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The crowds of girls passing back and forth interested him, as they seemed to care less for eating than for wreathing their arms round each other, with a good deal of kissing, and "deary," "perfectly lovely," etc.
Memories and Anecdotes Kate Sanborn 1878
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"There, deary, that is a lunch to eat whilst you're in the woods; crisp air makes a body hungry.
The Brass Bound Box Evelyn Raymond 1876
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"Steady, deary me," the Liverpool manager said, as he headed down the corridor with a look of disbelief on his face.
Dalglish not ready to class Carroll and Suárez among Liverpool greats 2011
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Oh deary me, another republican scared and made to march in lock step with the dark side of the republicans ruled by rush.
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We wer in crazy laughter nd friend was tryin to cover him up … Oh deary it was hilarious.!
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And that, dire deary, was about the extent of my good luck.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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Whatever day it is, dire deary, my condition continues to deteriorate.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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And that, dire deary, was about the extent of my good luck.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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I deary hope he runs, and I have a feeling that depending on the mood on the right at the time, he might do fairly well.
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Whatever day it is, dire deary, my condition continues to deteriorate.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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