Geraldine

[ jer-uhl-deen ]

/ ˈdʒɛr əlˌdin /

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noun

a female given name: derived from Gerald.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby Geraldine

The woman, played by Teyonah Parris, introduces herself as Geraldine.
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In a watershed moment, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to appear on a major party ticket.
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“Before we had kids, we had Roger,” said their mother, Geraldine McKeever.
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For him, her presence was not enough to balance out “Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton [and] Betty Friedan.”
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And I watched Geraldine Ferraro cross the floor to accept the nomination as vice president.
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Geraldine Ferraro was a bold vice-presidential pick; so was Dan Quayle; so was Sarah Palin.
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This, he thought, would encourage the Geraldine chiefs to make separate terms.
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Desmond was quiet for the time, but the head of the other great Geraldine family was now suspected in his turn.
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I take care of Geraldine night and day, and you needn't think it isn't a big job taking care of a baby, because it is.
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When I get real lonely for you, I take Geraldine and give her a good scrubbing and then dress her up and take her out for a walk.
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Will you tell her that I hope she's well and that I'll never forget how kind she was to me and Geraldine last summer.
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