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Meanings of deary in English

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A special loved one.

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Usage of deary in English
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The world wants all the sunshine it can get, and deary me!
More About Peggy
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Don't cry, deary, you are not wet enough to do any harm.
The Insect Folk
3
Oh deary me, what I have to put up with from her!
The Indian Lily and Other Stories
4
I hope you will enjoy every minute of the time, deary.
Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
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I don't know what they're doing up there, but deary me.
The Guardian
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My love to deary, Charlotte, and the hereditary Duke of Bronte.
The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. / With A Su...
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Oh deary, deary me, that will never do. She changes panes.
Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
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But I must go up and see how he is now, poor deary.
Jude the Obscure
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He doesn't want thanks, deary; he wants you to get well.
His Sombre Rivals
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Now, deary, take a little more stimulant, and then don't talk.
His Sombre Rivals
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Some of the hotel folks were up here last summer, and deary me!
A Missionary Twig
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Slept well this morning, didn't you, deary, to make up for last night?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 / A Magazin...
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But I'm content, for it's comin' to me, my deary, and comin' quick.
Dracula
14
And, deary me, you haven't looked even into the very next room yet!
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Git up quick, deary, but fer de Lawd's sake doan' make no noise!
The Statesmen Snowbound
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Eh, deary me, to think that life should run to such a puddle!
Lay Morals, and Other Papers
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