Meanings
phrase
- The traditional first line of a diary entry, based on the first line of a formal letter.
Dear Diary, you do know how Ijust can't stand maths, right? My brain isn't made to deal with numbers. I was destined to read story books and write awesome stories for the rest of my life. Mum had peeped in my room to see how I was doing[…]
2014 September 19, Syazwani Izzati Azhar, Dear Diary, syazwani izzati azhar, →ISBN, page 51
Translations
Bulgarian скъпо дневниче
- скъпо дневниче (skăpo dnevniče)traditional first line in a diary entry
German Liebes Tagebuch
- Liebes Tagebuchtraditional first line in a diary entry
Italian caro diario
- caro diariotraditional first line in a diary entry
Japanese 親愛なる日記
- 親愛なる日記 (shin'ainaru nikki)traditional first line in a diary entry
Polish drogi pamiętniku, drogi pamiętniczku
- drogi pamiętnikutraditional first line in a diary entry
- drogi pamiętniczkutraditional first line in a diary entry
Portuguese querido diário
- querido diáriotraditional first line in a diary entry
Cite this entry
APA
dear diary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20diary
MLA
“dear diary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20diary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dear diary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20diary.
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