polly
/ˈpɒli/
polly noun: a prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.
Noun
polly (plural pollies)
- A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.
Proper noun capitalized: Polly
Polly (plural Pollies)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- "Well, Johnny," she replied, rather hurt, "if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I don't like it much, but if you really wish it, you may call me Polly."
- Polly, indeed! Mary was getting more and more prosaic.1860, Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell, The Lighthouse, Saunders, Otley and co., page 161
- A common given name for a parrot.
- Polly wants a cracker!
polly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
polly in Hindi
- पोली, पॉली
polly in Tamil
- பொல்லி
polly in Marathi
- पोली, पॉली
polly in Urdu
- پولی
More languagesFewer languages
- polly in Bengali
- পলি
- polly in Telugu
- పాలీ, పోలీ
- polly in Malayalam
- പോളി
- polly in Kannada
- ಪೊಲ್ಲಿ
- polly in Punjabi
- ਪੋਲੀ, ਪੌਲੀ
- polly in Gujarati
- પોલી
- polly in Odia
- ପଲି
- polly in Nepali
- पोली
Forms of polly
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pollies |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pollies |
Origin of polly
Nickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly.
Words formed from polly
Phrases with polly
Words that rhyme with polly
Questions about polly
- What does polly mean?
- Polly means a prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.
- What is polly in Hindi?
- Polly in Hindi is पोली, पॉली. See Polly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is polly?
- Polly can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce polly?
- Polly is pronounced /ˈpɒli/.
- What is the plural of polly?
- The plural of polly is pollies.
Words near polly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polly (page history and authors); Polly (page history and authors); polly (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polly (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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