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dautie

American  
[daw-tee, dah-] / ˈdɔ ti, ˈdɑ- /

noun

Scot.

  1. a darling.

Etymology

Origin of dautie

First recorded in 1670–80; daut + -ie

Example Sentences

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"Sit ye there, my dautie, till they all see you"; and forthwith he brought them all.

From Stories of Childhood by Johnson, Rossiter

Weel ken I, my dautie, that he disna ken better; but I canna help thinkin he's maybe no that far frae the waukin.

From Salted with Fire by MacDonald, George

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