dairy
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dairy
- /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈdɛɚ.i/ US
- /ˈdɛɹ.i/ US
- /ˈdeːɹi/ Australia
- /ˈdeəɹi/ New Zealand
- /ˈdiəɹi/
- /ˈdeɹɪ/ Scotland
- /deɹe/ Scotland
- /ˈdɜːɹɪ/
Sounds like Derry, Darry (Mary–marry–merry merger), dearie (cheer–chair merger) · Rhymes with -ɛəɹi
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.
noun dairies
- (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier.
- A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese. Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.
- A dairy farm.
- A shop selling dairy products. Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?
- A corner store, superette or minimart.
- A woman's breast. Her dairies as Wallop had called them were on display, or at least as much of them as she and Ruth could not contrive to cover.
adjective
- Referring to products produced from milk.
- Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes. Is this milk dairy or soy?
- Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
- On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dairy farm, milkman, lactate, milk, suckler, breast, cream, latte, sucking, slag, steel, bacteriology, dross, deere, full, mailman
Translations
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noun products produced from milk
| Español | lácteos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유제품 yujepum |
| 日本語 | 乳製品 nyūseihin |
| 中文 | 乳製品 /乳制品 rǔzhìpǐn |
| Português | laticínios |
| Français | laitages, produits laitiers |
| Deutsch | Molkereiprodukte, Milchprodukte |
| Italiano | latticini |
| Ελληνικά | γαλακτοκομικά galaktokomiká |
| Română | lactate |
| Русский | моло́чка molóčka, моло́чные проду́кты molóčnyje prodúkty |
| Tiếng Việt | sản phẩm sữa, chế phẩm sữa |
| العربية | مشتقات الحليب |
| עברית | מוצרי חלב mutzrei khalav |
noun place, where milk is processed
| Español | granja, granja lechera, establo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낙농공장 nangnonggongjang |
| 日本語 | 牧場 bokujō, 酪農 rakunō |
| 中文 | 奶牛場 /奶牛场 nǎiniúchǎng, 乳牛場 /乳牛场 rǔniúchǎng |
| हिन्दी | दुग्ध dugdh |
| Português | leitaria |
| Français | laiterie |
| Deutsch | Molkerei |
| Italiano | caseificio |
| Ελληνικά | γαλακτοκομείο galaktokomeío |
| Română | untărie, lăptărie |
| Русский | маслобо́йня maslobójnja, маслоде́льня maslodélʹnja, моло́чная фе́рма molóčnaja férma, молокозавод molokozavod |
| العربية | مَلْبَنَة malbana |
| עברית | מחלבה makhlava |
noun shop selling dairy products
| Español | lechería, mantequería |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 牛乳屋 gyūnyūya, 牛乳販売店 gyūnyūhanbaiten |
| Português | leitaria |
| Français | crèmerie, laiterie |
| Deutsch | Milchladen |
| Italiano | latteria |
| Ελληνικά | γαλακτοπωλείο galaktopoleío |
| Română | lăptărie |
| Русский | моло́чный магази́н molóčnyj magazín, моло́чная molóčnaja |
noun corner-store, superette, mini-mart
| Español | tiendita, minisúper, supercito |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コンビニ konbini |
| Kiswahili | shajara |
| Português | mercearia |
| Français | alimentation générale, dépanneur |
| Deutsch | Laden um die Ecke |
| Italiano | alimentari |
noun slang, vulgar: woman's breast
| Deutsch | Milchküche |
|---|
adj referring to products produced from milk
| Español | lácteo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | दुग्ध dugdh |
| Kiswahili | shajara |
| Português | leiteiro, lácteo, laticínio |
| Français | laitier |
| Deutsch | Milch- |
| Italiano | caseario |
| Ελληνικά | γαλακτοκομικός galaktokomikós |
| Română | lactat |
| Русский | моло́чный molóčnyj |
| العربية | حَلِيبِيّ ḥalībiyy, لَبَنِيّ labaniyy |
| עברית | חֲלָבִי khalaví |
adj referring to the milk production and processing industries
| Español | lácteo |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | shajara |
| Português | leiteiro, laticínio |
| Italiano | caseario |
| Ελληνικά | γαλακτοκομικός galaktokomikós |
| Română | lactat |
| Русский | моло́чный molóčnyj |
adj on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources
| Español | con solamente grasa láctea, de grasa puramente láctea |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | shajara |
Talk about this word "dairy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dairy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dairy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dairy "dairy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dairy.Cite this
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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