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
Ah, dearies, that was the effort of me life!
From David and the Phoenix by Joan Raysor
Kiss, my dearies," says he; "was ever such dainty ladies?
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars
“Lawk, mother!” cried Anne, “it’s the young lady and gentleman from Fieldside.—Come in, dearies, and sit ye down.”
From Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes by Robert Barnes
