Millie

[mil-ee]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.

millie

/ ˈmɪlɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a young working-class woman who dresses in casual sports clothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Millie¹

perhaps from mill worker

Example Sentences

Millie Davison, a marketing manager from One Events UK - whose job it is to dream up queue-worthy events across Europe - says they're a way for brands to "cut through the noise and stand out".

From BBC

"It's making them more memorable to consumers," Millie says, explaining that modern shoppers are "becoming bored with traditional media" and "want to be part of something".

From BBC

Yet he remained a doting dad to Campbell, who was later joined by Millie and Fearne.

From BBC

Other notable teenage winners over the years include Kristy McNichol and Scott Jacoby, while the list of youngest nominees includes Frankie Muniz, Claire Danes, Millie Bobby Brown and Keshia Knight Pulliam, who was just six when she was nominated for The Cosby Show.

From BBC

Hansen went solo to the August Junk Journal Club meetup, but within an hour, she was fangirling with a pair of roomates — Paige Schaeffer, 27, and Millie Jones, 27 — whom she’d just met, about the cult-favorite Nathalie Lété Sticker Book and prominent junk journaler Martina Calvi, dubbed the “Craft Queen” by her followers.

From Los Angeles Times