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dears

dears is the plural of dear.

Meaning of dear

Noun

dear (plural dears)

  1. A very kind, loving person.
    • My little cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.
    Synonyms:
    darling
  2. A beloved person.
  3. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
    • Pass me the salt, would you dear?
  4. An elderly person, especially a woman.

See all 19 meanings of dear

Proper noun capitalized: Dears

Dears

  1. (plural) plural of Dear

Phrases with dears

Questions about dears

What is dears the plural of?
Dears is the plural of dear.
What part of speech is dears?
Dears is a proper noun.

Words near dears in the dictionary

  1. dearomatizing
  2. dearrest
  3. dearrested
  4. dearresting
  5. dearrests
  6. dears
  7. dearsenicate
  8. dearsenicated
  9. dearsenicates
  10. dearsenicating
  11. dearsenication

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