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cherrie

cherrie is the obsolete spelling of cherry.

Meaning of cherry

Noun

cherry (plural cherries)

  1. A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
  2. Prunus subg. Cerasus, trees or shrubs that bear cherries.
  3. The wood of a cherry tree.
  4. Cherry red.
  5. The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.
  6. (slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.
    • "Well, Dangerfield, in less than an hour I'm off in search of my fortune. Jesus, I'm excited, like I was going to lose my cherry. Woke up this morning with an erection that almost touched the ceiling."1965 [1955], J. P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man, New York: Delacorte Press, page 39

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Proper noun capitalized: Cherrie

Cherrie

  1. A female given name.

Forms of cherrie

pluralcherries

Origin of cherrie

Variant of Cherry.

Questions about cherrie

What does cherrie mean?
Cherrie means a female given name.
What is cherrie the obsolete spelling of?
Cherrie is the obsolete spelling of cherry.
What part of speech is cherrie?
Cherrie is a proper noun.

Words near cherrie in the dictionary

  1. cherpumple
  2. cherpumples
  3. Cherrapunji
  4. Cherrett
  5. Cherri
  6. cherrie
  7. cherried
  8. cherrier
  9. cherries
  10. cherries and berries
  11. cherries jubilee

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