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Meanings of dearie in English

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A special loved one.

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      Usage of dearie in English
      1
      You fainted right up against him, dearie; and I seen you keel.
      The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
      2
      My people want the best, dearie, and I give it to them.
      Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
      3
      Anne dearie, believe me, the state of that manse is something terrible.
      Rainbow Valley
      4
      And dashed they be, to forget the look of yours, my dearie.
      Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
      5
      I know that, dearie; but where's the good in talking about it?
      Esther Waters
      6
      Tell your old Aunt Janet, dearie. She answered me with another question:
      The Lady of the Shroud
      7
      Her mother said, You must go and say good-bye to him, dearie.
      On the Beach
      8
      Well, you see, dearie, he thought it the kindest thing to do.
      The Story of Bawn
      9
      Just sit back, dearie, and see what a swell night it is.
      Babbitt
      10
      Only when they were hungry and you were getting too stout, dearie.
      Androcles and the Lion
      11
      But, my dearie, your mother never could have meant anything like that.
      Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
      12
      Just look how pleased he is, Anne, dearie, grinning like a Chessy-cat.
      Anne's House of Dreams
      13
      It's just that foolish tongue that is running away with you, dearie.
      About Peggy Saville
      14
      Now, go up, dearie, like a good boy, and make things roight.
      Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
      15
      I say, dearie, you ought certainly to bring me ten louis tomorrow.
      Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
      16
      Sometimes I can't sleep at nights for thinking about them, Anne dearie.
      Rainbow Valley
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      United Kingdom
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      United States of America
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