polly

¹ American  

[pol-ee] / ˈpɒl i /

noun

plural

pollies

1. a tame parrot.

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Polly ² American  

[pol-ee] / ˈpɒl i /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Mary.

2. a common name for a parrot.

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polly British  

/ ˈpɒlɪ /

noun

1. an informal word for politician

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Etymology

Origin of polly

Generic use of Polly

Example Sentences

Polly Portwin, from the Countryside Alliance, said the group would "fight tooth and nail" against the proposed law change.

From BBC

Yuzuki's new novel, Hooked, again translated by Polly Barton, returns to the theme of food as we're introduced to lonely protagonist Eriko, who works in the seafood industry and is aiming to reintroduce a controversial fish into the Japanese market.

From BBC

The town was settled by Kerri’s Mormon ancestors, Polly Ann and William Lewis Penrod, who’d been called by Brigham Young to uproot their nine children from Utah and, with hundreds of others, colonize the Little Colorado River Valley — an area that stretches south and east through the White Mountains toward the New Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times

Cathy Penrod said in the days before her death, her cousin had placed poinsettias on the graves of William and Polly Penrod’s sixth generation descendants — her generation.

From Los Angeles Times

Labour's Polly Billington, MP for East Thanet, said performance spaces needed to be "treasured and preserved, not flogged off".

From BBC