deary

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Australia, UK/ˈdɪəɹi//ˈdɪɹi/US/ˈdɪɚi/US/ˈdiɹi/

noun

A dear; a darling.

“Listen, deary: I'd appreciate your not talking about my son like that.”

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Meanings

deary1

noundeary (plural dearies)

plural dearies · alternative dearie

  1. informalA dear; a darling.
  2. informalA term of address for a female.

    Listen, deary: I'd appreciate your not talking about my son like that.

Deary2

proper noun
  1. A surname

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna special loved one

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darlingfavoritefavouritepetdearieducky
Broader
lover

nouna beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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beloveddeardearesthoneylovebabydarlingdeariesweetheartsweetie
Broader
lover
Also see
babybeloveddarlingdeardearestdearieduckyfavoritefavouritehoneylovepetsweetheartsweetie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dear + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deary

theoryqueryEriewearyeeriedrearycheeryleerytearyblearybeeryferiedearieeyrieveeryawearychaos theoryheariepeeriequaeresmeary
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Sounds the same

deariedairy (cheer–chair merger)

Anagrams

readydayerderayYarde
Cite this entry
APA

deary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deary

MLA

“deary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deary.

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