Noun: dearie deer-ee
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A special loved one
"The elderly couple still called each other 'dearie' after fifty years of marriage";
- darling, favorite [US], favourite [Brit, Cdn], pet, deary [informal], ducky [informal], jo [UK, archaic, dialect], acushla [Ireland], honeybunch [informal], duckie [informal], honeybun [N. Amer, informal]
- Someone who is loved (used as a term of endearment)
"My dearie, I've missed you so much";
- beloved, dear, dearest, honey [informal], love, baby [informal], darling, deary [informal], sweetheart, sweetie [informal], sugar [N. Amer, informal], duck [Brit, informal], hon [informal]
- A friendly form of address
"Can I get you anything else, dearie?";
- luv [Brit, informal], love [Brit, informal], lovey [Brit, informal], ducky [Brit, informal], pet [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: dearies
Type of: lover
Encyclopedia: Dearie, John