dairy

[ dair-ee ]

noun

, plural dair·ies

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

Planet Oat, a dairy-alternative company, is the launch partner for the new OTT app, which was a deal in the high six-figure range, according to Matt Greenberg, svp of brand partnerships at Food52.

From Digiday

That night Myint told the crowd that one local dairy farm was receiving a $25,000 grant that could potentially take 100 tons of carbon out of the atmosphere each year.

From MIT Technology Review

Animal products are naturally great sources of leucine, so if you’re eating meat and dairy regularly, supplementation probably isn’t necessary unless you’re going extremely hard in the gym.

From Popular-Science

Ford talked about how technology is transforming the dairy industry—that conversation alone will change the way you think about how a farm actually operates.

From Fortune

Because although there’s very high demand in grocery stores, a lot of dairy is typically sold to schools and restaurants — a pair of distribution channels that Covid-19 has suddenly shut down.

From Freakonomics

A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.

From The Daily Beast

Like Lent, the season of Advent was a period of reflection and fasting, and items such as dairy and sugar were forbidden.

From The Daily Beast

Mixing meat and dairy is a kosher rule-breaker, so they switched the cheese for potatoes.

From The Daily Beast

“I had no sugars, no dairy, I had no carbs,” James announced with pride.

From The Daily Beast

The inability to refrigerate has meant the end of perishables in Mosul such as meat and dairy.

From The Daily Beast

Letty has just had another baby, and her dairy-maid got married and left at this busy time, and I'm sick and good for naught.

From Project Gutenberg

The sight of Katie passing quietly out and in to the dairy quieted him still more.

From Project Gutenberg

The Brie is famous for its grain and its dairy products, especially cheeses.

From Project Gutenberg

Cattle and swine were raised in countless numbers, the former more for draft purposes and the products of the dairy than for beef.

From Project Gutenberg

Is a breed that has been much sought after of late years, from their reputation for fine dairy qualities.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dairy farm