Millie
noun
Millie
American
[mil-ee]
/ ˈmɪl i /
noun
millie
British
/ ˈmɪlɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of millie
perhaps from mill worker
Example Sentences
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That was the case for Millie, 28, a mother of three who went with her father to South Africa at age six, and had never returned until now.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Gitter graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1958 and married Millie Hyman, whom he had met at a summer camp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“All of these things have evolved,” said Millie Carrasquillo, a Hispanic media consultant and former Telemundo research senior vice president.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Low's body was discovered, with his dog Millie by his side, on the morning of 17 February 2024.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
I smile, knowing this bacon—the only bacon Millie Lockwood allows to touch her precious seasoned cast-iron griddle—involves a forty-seven-minute drive outside the city to a farmer’s market in what Britt-Marie would call “questionable territory.”
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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