deary

== English == === Alternative forms === dearie === Etymology === From dear + -y. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdɪəɹi/ (General American, mirror–nearer merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɪɹi/ (US, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɪɚi/, /ˈdiɹi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈdiɹɪ/, /ˈdiɹe/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈdiəɹi/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɛːɹi/ Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Homophones: dearie; dairy (cheer–chair merger) === Noun === deary (plural dearies) (informal) A dear; a darling. (informal) A term of address for a female. ==== Related terms ==== deary me === References === “deary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Ready, Yarde, dayer, deray, rayed, ready, yeard