Pollyanna

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɒliˈænə/ Rhymes: -ænə === Etymology 1 === From Polly +‎ Anna. ==== Alternative forms ==== Polly-Anna Polly Anna ==== Proper noun ==== Pollyanna A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world. === Etymology 2 === From the name of the protagonist in the 1913 novel Pollyanna, by Eleanor Porter. ==== Alternative forms ==== pollyanna ==== Noun ==== Pollyanna (plural Pollyannas) One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so. ===== Derived terms ===== Pollyanna creep Pollyannaish Pollyannish Pollyannaism ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== IBM Pollyanna Principle Panglossian quixotic === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== Pollyanna (plural Pollyannas) (colloquial, Mid-Atlantic US, Southeastern Pennsylvania) A secret Santa gift exchange. === Further reading === Pollyanna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pollyanna on Wikisource.Wikisource Category:Pollyanna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons