milly

M3I1L1L1Y4
/ˈmɪli/

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

milly1

numeralmilly (plural millies)

plural millies · alternative millie

  1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of million.

    "Two million cash up front. If I need you later in the game I'll call on you so we can then put the information you find into use. If I don't call you then you still win two tickets." "Two milly, huh?"

    2013, Clifford Johnson, She Don't Play Fair
    1 more example

    Sir David Attenborough has broken the record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram, reaching the milestone in just over four hours, according to the Guinness World Records. ¶ That means the 94-year-old naturalist has surpassed the previous record set by Aniston, who reached the one milly mark in five hours and 16 minutes.

    2020 September 25, Rachel Thompson, “Sir David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram record”, in Mashable

Milly2

proper noun

alternative Millie

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

Origin

milly · numeral

Influenced by -y. Compare mil.

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Milly · proper noun

Clipping + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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