Noun: ducky dú-kee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A special loved one
"The elderly couple still called each other 'ducky' after fifty years of marriage";
- darling, favorite [US], favourite [Brit, Cdn], pet, dearie [Brit, informal], deary [informal], jo [UK, archaic, dialect], acushla [Ireland], honeybunch [informal], duckie [informal], honeybun [N. Amer, informal]
- [Brit, informal] A friendly form of address
"Can I get you anything else, ducky?";
- dearie [Brit, informal], luv [Brit, informal], love [Brit, informal], lovey [Brit, informal], pet [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: duckies
Type of: lover
Encyclopedia: Ducky