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noundovie (plural dovies)
plural dovies
- Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”).
LASSALLE: (caressing her hair) The first condition, my dovie, is calmness.
1929, The Vanguard, volume 4, page 421 more example
The one thing lacking has been supplied and my dovie is willing to make me happy for life. I love you darling more and more and may God preserve us both to be a blessing to each other.
quoted in 2004, Emma Frances Spaulding Bryant, Ruth Douglas Currie, Emma Spaulding Bryant (page 54)Synonyms: dove
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nounSynonym of dove (“term of endearment”).
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dovie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovie
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“dovie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dovie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovie.
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