dairy

[dair-ee]

noun

plural

dairies 

1. an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.

2. a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.

3. the business of a dairy farm, concerned with the production and treatment of milk and cream and the manufacture of butter and cheese.

4. dairy farm.

5. milk, or products made from or containing milk; dairy products, as butter and cheese.

   He avoids red meat, processed foods, and dairy in his diet.

6. (in Jewish dietary law) foods, including all milk products, eggs, fish, vegetables, etc., that may be eaten at a meal in which milk is served, in contrast to meat and meat products, which may not.

adjective

1. of or relating to a dairy or a dairy farm.

2. relating to or for milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc..

   dairy products; the dairy case at a supermarket.

3. (in Jewish dietary law) of or relating to dairy, in contrast to meat and meat products.

dairy

/ ˈdɛərɪ /

noun

1. a company that supplies milk and milk products

2. 1. a shop that sells provisions, esp milk and milk products

   2. a shop that remains open outside normal trading hours

3. a room or building where milk and cream are stored or made into butter and cheese

4. 1. (modifier) of or relating to the production of milk and milk products

      dairy cattle

   2. ( in combination )

      a dairymaid

      a dairyman

5. 1. food containing milk or milk products

      she can't eat dairy

   2. ( as modifier )

      dairy produce

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairy¹

1250–1300; Middle English daierie, equivalent to daie, deie dairymaid ( Old English dǣge bread maker; cognate with Old Norse deigja; lady ) + -erie -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairy¹

C13 daierie, from Old English dǣge servant girl, one who kneads bread; see _dough , _lady

Example Sentences

While human bodies can manufacture these fatty acids, the molecules also are found in dairy products and human breast milk and are made by certain gut microbes.

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Meat and dairy farms rely on water to hydrate their animals, grow crops to feed them and even to cool them off in extreme heat.

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There were talks, he said, with representatives of the dairy industry, the protein industry, and some that don’t even serve food in schools — like makers of alcohol.

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The EU has already defined dairy items as products coming from the "normal mammary secretion".

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"Somehow we've managed not to fall by the wayside," said Simon, whose family sold the dairy farm not long after the pandemic, making the theme park the couple's main source of income.

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Related Words

• dairy farm