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Rosie¹

  • /ˈɹəʊziː/ UK
  • /ˈɹoʊziː/ US

Sounds like rosy · Rhymes with -əʊzi

Where it comes from

Diminutives + -ie.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

noun Rosies

  1. US, countable, informal A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter). […] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.
  2. Cockney, UK, abbreviation, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”). Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.

rosie²

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of Rosie (“tea”). Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.

rosie³

Where it comes from

From rose + -ie.

noun rosies

  1. diminutive, informal, rare Diminutive of rose now that i have successfully propagated some nice little rosies using your method, and have begun potting them, my questions turn to getting them through the winter.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tea, rose, pink, rosa, roses, ruddy, rubicund, flushed, blushing, roseate, pinkish, optimistic, hopeful, sanguine, promising, florid

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"rosie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rosie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rosie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rosie

Chicago

"rosie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rosie.

BibTeX
@misc{rosie_2026,
  title = {rosie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}