Caro

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proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.

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Meanings

Caro1

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
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    She hadn't realized that 'Caro' was a diminutive of Caroline until she met Jonathan. It sounded very Regency, like in all those historical novels she used to read when she was younger. Much younger. Of course, he came from the kind of background - county - where people are called 'Caroline'. And Lucy and Amanda and Jemima, so he should know.

    [2004, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories, →ISBN, pages 96–97

Caro2

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States.

Origin

Variant form of Cairo, the Egyptian city.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Caro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caro

MLA

“Caro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caro.

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