deary
noun
dearies
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pluralof deary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Step on a crack, my dearies, step on a crack and teach your granny to suck eggs from her one basket.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
We had them all: cat’s-eyes, aggies, dearies, milkies, steelies, glassies, onionskins.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
"You will look like a field of daisies and clover, dearies," said grandmamma.
From Holiday Stories for Young People by Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Well, dearies, how have you got on to-day?
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
"You can choose whatever you like, dearies," said the queen.
From The Primrose Ring by Ruth Sawyer
