英和和英

語源

From dear +‎ -ie.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˈdɪəɹi/
• (General American, mirror–nearer merger) IPA: /ˈdɪɹi/
• (米国発音, without the mirror–nearer merger) IPA: /ˈdɪɚi/, /ˈdiɹi/
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˈdiɹɪ/, /ˈdiɹe/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈdiəɹi/
• (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA: /ˈdɛːɹi/
• 韻: -ɪəɹi
• 異形同音異義語: deary; dairy (cheer–chair merger)

名詞

dearie (plural dearies)

1. (colloquial, chiefly as a term of address) A person who is dear; sweetie.
   • 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados

     What a scare you gave me, dearie.

   • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 43:

     At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."

アナグラム

• aeried, readie, rediae