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• amy
  amy

  noun

  a vial of amyl nitrate.
• Amy
  Amy

  noun

  a first name: from a French word meaning “beloved.”

amy

¹ American  

[ay-mee] / ˈeɪ mi /

noun

Slang.

• amies
  plural

1. a vial of amyl nitrate.

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Amy ² American  

[ay-mee] / ˈeɪ mi /

noun

1. a first name: from a French word meaning “beloved.”

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• amies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of amy

By shortening

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Example Sentences

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amy Amy amies

"I'm glad I get to leave on amy own terms, with a little bit of dignity, and go out at the SCG where I love," he said, while expressing frustration at how he was treated.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

Is dat amy schumer in the bg and if it is, why is she in judge judy's audience/crowd?

From Time ● Aug. 17, 2017

Flynn, 57, retired US amy general and former director of the defense intelligence agency.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2017

Like comment 17, if you can’t make friends being told that it’s healthy to have friends is useless. — amy margolin I taught in the Japanese public school system for 3 years.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2010

Then amy has flown from him into the safety of lights.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Harley Granville-Barker

When his wife supported him, branding young Amy Acton a liar, both the girl and her younger brother were removed from Donna Arthur’s custody and raised by their biological father.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

But Baig also does like Amy Acton, whom he’s met multiple times.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Nearly four years after leaked photos of co-anchors Amy Robach and T.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

At first Amy found it difficult to leave the house with her daughter who was born prematurely.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I am sure of that. Amy and you never did quarrel as we used to. She is the sun and I the wind, in the fable, and the sun managed the man best, you remember.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

He would say, "Mes amis et mes amies, je regrette, mais mon cheval m'attend."

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by George (George Augustus) Moore

As the French say, 'Les amies de mes amies sont mes amies.'

From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major

"Bon soir, mes amies," she said evasively, and would have passed on, but, laughingly, they stopped her.

From The Guests Of Hercules by M. Leone Bracker

Belle Helène proffered the statement rather hesitatingly, and no wonder, in a house where "les amies de mes amis sont mes amies" was the rule.

From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Cynthia Stockley

"Got nothing to do with bonnes amies, young or old," he gruffly replies.

From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid

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