deary

Variant of dearie

dearie definition

dearie or deary dear′y (dir′ē)

noun pl. dearies -·ies

Informal dear; darling: now often ironic or humorous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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