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cariad

UK/ˈkæɹiæd/

cariad noun: darling.

Noun

cariad (plural cariads)

  1. (Wales) Darling.
    • Eh, dear, Mr. Robert, sir, the master's waiting to hear you ask after your little cariad (sweetheart), Miss Hirell.1869, John Saunders, Hirell
    • "Wilt thou be my cariad?" said she., T. H. Thomas, “A Fisher-Story and Other Notes from South Wales”, in Folklore, page 338

Examples of cariad in a sentence

  • I'll stick to my cariads, thank you very much.1999 June 16, Martin Phillips, “Re: "Wales is a gay nation"”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet), message-ID...
  • I'd say collegeboy is a high contender, Warren, cariad.2000 April 11, Taffy3Rock, “Re: A Final Fairwell”, in alt.tv.3rd-rock (Usenet), message-ID <20000411122402.16739.00000693@nso-fo.aol.com>:
  • And all because we are together, my little cariad.2007, Barbara Williams Cook, Led by Faith:

Forms of cariad

pluralcariads

Origin of cariad

Borrowed from Welsh cariad.

Questions about cariad

What does cariad mean?
Cariad means darling.
How do you use cariad in a sentence?
I'll stick to my cariads, thank you very much.
What part of speech is cariad?
Cariad is a noun.
How do you pronounce cariad?
Cariad is pronounced /ˈkæɹiæd/ (UK).
What is the plural of cariad?
The plural of cariad is cariads.

Words near cariad in the dictionary

  1. carhops
  2. carhouse
  3. carhouses
  4. Caria
  5. cariacou
  6. cariad
  7. cariads
  8. Cariaga
  9. Cariagas
  10. cariama
  11. cariamas

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