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millie

UK/ˈmɪliː/

millie noun: a mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.

Noun

millie (plural millies)

  1. (Northern Ireland, dated, derogatory, endearing, informal, obsolete) A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.
  2. (derogatory, endearing, informal) A harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.

Proper noun capitalized: Millie

Millie

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
  2. A locality in the Moree Plains council area and the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of millie

Noun
pluralmillies
Proper noun
alternative formMilly

Origin of millie

From the English diminutive given name Millie.

Clipping + -ie.

Questions about millie

What does millie mean?
Millie means a mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.
What part of speech is millie?
Millie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce millie?
Millie is pronounced /ˈmɪliː/ (UK).
What is the plural of millie?
The plural of millie is millies.

Words near millie in the dictionary

  1. millidarwins
  2. millidegree
  3. millidegrees
  4. millidyne
  5. millidynes
  6. millie
  7. millieinstein
  8. millielectronvolt
  9. millielectronvolts
  10. millieme
  11. milliemes

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