millie

M3I1L1L1I1E1
UK/ˈmɪliː/

noun

A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

millie1

nounmillie (plural millies)

plural millies

  1. Northern IrelanddatedderogatoryendearinginformalobsoleteA mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.
  2. derogatoryendearinginformalA harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.

Millie2

proper noun

alternative Milly

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
  2. A locality in the Moree Plains council area and the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

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Origin

millie · noun

From the English diminutive given name Millie.

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Millie · proper noun

Clipping + -ie.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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