Antonyms for deary


Grammar : Noun
Spell : deer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪər i


Definition of deary

Origin :
  • also dearie, diminutive of dear with a notion of "dear one."
  • As in honey : noun lover
Example sentences :
  • You will break my heart, deary; comfort yourself, I beseech you.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • Some stood all but speechless, only gasping out at intervals, "Deary me."
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Deary me, but ye've gat all sorts of sons though you've nobbut two.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • You can slip extra sandwiches in your pockets for me, deary.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
  • And oh, she did not know a tenth of it, deary; not a tenth of it!
  • Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
  • Have you been reading about the tenths in your Bible, deary?
  • Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy
  • Yes, deary, but John heard him say it, and wrote it down for us.
  • Extract from : « Three People » by Pansy
  • Deary me, but if some folks were drowned, the world would get along without them!
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • You want a locket, deary; so I send one that my mother gave me years ago.
  • Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott
  • Tis a means of grace they be to the hear-r-rt—I nade no preacher to tell me that, deary.
  • Extract from : « The Girl from Sunset Ranch » by Amy Bell Marlowe

Synonyms for deary

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