deerie
deerie noun: a deer.
Noun
deerie (plural deeries)
- A deer.
- “I wish you were a live deer,” Margaret was saying, as she stood by the little stone deer.[…]“You are very much mistaken if you think I can't run and play,” said the little deer, and, oh! he began to run and prance about the lawn.
Margaret was delighted. “Oh, can you, deerie, can you really?” she...1903, Ellen D. Masters, “The Little Deer at the Fountain”, in Northwestern Christian Advocate, volume 51, page 17 - A deer is very willing to give up his bed when the least danger signal is sounded. However, when it is rainy and cool, a good many chances are taken to see if the enemy will not just pass by without noticing little deerie.1920, Henry Schenkofsky, Seeing America First: The Elwha
- “I wish you were a live deer,” Margaret was saying, as she stood by the little stone deer.[…]“You are very much mistaken if you think I can't run and play,” said the little deer, and, oh! he began to run and prance about the lawn.
Forms of deerie
| plural | deeries |
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Origin of deerie
From deer + -ie.
Questions about deerie
- What does deerie mean?
- Deerie means a deer.
- What part of speech is deerie?
- Deerie is a noun.
- What is the plural of deerie?
- The plural of deerie is deeries.
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