polly

P3O1L1L1Y4
/ˈpɒli/

noun

A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.

“Polly wants a cracker!”

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Meanings

polly1

nounpolly (plural pollies)

plural pollies

  1. UKslangA prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.

Polly2

proper nounPolly (plural Pollies)

plural Pollies

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

    "Well, Johnny," she replied, rather hurt, "if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I don't like it much, but if you really wish it, you may call me Polly." Polly, indeed! Mary was getting more and more prosaic.

    1860, Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell, The Lighthouse, Saunders, Otley and co., page 161
  2. A common given name for a parrot.

    Polly wants a cracker!

Origin

Nickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly.

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Translations

Māori Pare
  • Parefemale given name
Welsh Poli
  • Polifemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with polly

polyhollymollytrolleyjollydollywallyfollycollievolleyprollylollymolytolleyAnatoliBollyRawleyStolidoughnut dollygrollyNollyStollyzolly
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Sounds the same

polyPali (father–bother merger)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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