deary

noun

variants or dearie

ˈdirē,

-ri

plural dearies

: little dear : darling

—often used as a term of address

Word History

Etymology

dear entry 4 + -y, -ie

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Rhymes for deary

• beery
• bleary
• cheery
• cirri
• dearie
• dreary
• eerie
• kiri
• leary
• leery
• peery
• query