dautiedawtien.
/ˈdɔːti/, U.S. /ˈdɔdi/, /ˈdɑdi/, Scottish English /ˈdɔtɪ/ Scottish.
A person caressed or indulged; a darling, pet, favourite.
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the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet
darlingc888
favoura1387
dandilly?a1513
tidling1520
marmoset1523
white son1539
minion1566
favourite1582
white boyc1600
feddle1611
dautie1676
inclination1691
mother's pet1819
fair-haired boy1822
pet1825
white-haired boy1829
petsywetsy1847
blue-eyed boy1919
fave1938
1676 J. Fraser Autobiogr. in Sel. Biogr. (Wodrow Soc.) II. 89 I was no dawty.
1727 P. Walker Remarkable Passages 122 (Jam.) Giving an account of old Quintin Dick, one of his Dawties.
1823 J. Galt Entail I. xix. 156 ‘I hae thought o' that, Girzy, my dawty,’ said he.
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