英和和英

語源

Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of my +‎ dear.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɪˈdɪə/

名詞

midear (plural midears)

1. A familiar term of address.
   • 1935, Henry Williamson, Salar the Salmon‎, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, published 1936, page 267:

     "No, I ain't got no gaff," replied Shiner, lifting the fender another notch. "If I had, you should have it, midear."

   • 1996, Gillian White, The Beggar Bride‎, London: Orion, →ISBN, page 82:

     'So, midear,' Elfrida addresses the watchful young person on her immediate left, 'you are not familiar with Devon?'

   • 2016, Jean Daish, Operation Dynamo‎, London: Olympia Publishers, →ISBN, page 90:

     "Come in midears and sit down." She held out her hand.