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daisy¹
- /ˈdeɪ.zi/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪzi
Where it comes from
From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.
noun daisies · daisie · daysie
- A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
- Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
- A boot or other footwear.
- Something splendid; a doozy. Then Dan drew the sheath-knife and tested the edge of it on the gunwale. "That's a daisy," said Harvey. "How did you get it so cheap?"
Daisy²
- /ˈdeɪzi/
Rhymes with -eɪzi
Where it comes from
From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spanish word for "daisy".
proper noun
- A female given name from English. Mrs. Fairfax kept always an eye upon him, and in spite of his familiarity with her, so restrained him in his intercourse with Margaret, that he could not for his life call her Daisy any more, though he had done so on the first day of their acquaintance.
- A common name for a cow. The heifer Daisy died in September 1811.
Daisy³
- /ˈdeɪzi/
Rhymes with -eɪzi
Where it comes from
Named after Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low.
noun Daisies
- A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level.
Daisy⁴
- /ˈdeɪzi/
Rhymes with -eɪzi
Where it comes from
Three possible origins:
* Americanized form of a French habitational surname, from either of two places called Aisy.
* Variant of the Irish surname Dacey.
* From the flower name, probably used as a nickname.
proper noun Daisys
- A surname.
DAISY⁵
proper noun
- Acronym of Digital Accessible Information System, an XML-based open standard for people whose disability makes it difficult to read print.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grass, oxeye, rose, fleabane, herb, flower, herbaceous, margarita, pink, soddy, chained, chaining, shasta, marguerite, bellis, genus bellis
Translations
Every language
noun Bellis perennis
| Español | margarita común, chiribita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 데이지 deiji |
| 日本語 | 雛菊 hinagiku, 延命菊 enmeigiku |
| 中文 | 雛菊 /雏菊 chújú, 延命菊 yánmìngjú |
| हिन्दी | गुलबहार gulabhār |
| Kiswahili | kibibimlima |
| Português | margarida |
| Français | pâquerette, marguerite |
| Deutsch | Gänseblümchen, Tausendschönchen, Tagesauge |
| Italiano | pratolina, margheritina |
| Ελληνικά | μαργαρίτα margaríta |
| Română | bănuț, părăluță, bănuțel |
| Русский | маргари́тка margarítka |
| Tiếng Việt | hoa cúc, hoa cúc mâm xôi |
| العربية | أُقْحُوَان ʔuqḥuwān |
| עברית | חִנָּנִית ẖinanít |
noun commonly used term for related flowers
| Español | margarita |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | jaja |
| Português | margarida |
| Français | marguerite |
| Deutsch | Tagesauge |
| Italiano | margherita |
| Română | margaretă |
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