childie
English
Etymology
child
+
-ie
Noun
childie
(
plural
childies
)
an affectionate name for a
child
1921
, Angela Brazil,
A Popular Schoolgirl
:
Now, don't cry about it,
childie
!" as a big tear splashed down Ingred's dress.
1883
, Jennie Maria (Drinkwater) Conklin,
Miss Prudence
:
"And now,
childie
, about your praying.
1873
, Helen Hunt Jackson,
Saxe Holm's Stories
:
Oh, my
childie
," said Uncle Jo, "how wrong this has been in me!
1861
, Various,
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, Issue 45, July, 1861
:
"Well now,
childie
," said Jocunda, "you can sit here and weave your garlands, while I go and look after the conserves of raisins and citrons that Sister Cattarina is making.
Anagrams
ceilidh
,
céilidh
,
helicid
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