my-dearv.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈdɪə/, U.S.

/maɪˈdɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English my dear.

Etymology: < my dear as a form of address (see dear adj.¹ 2d).

colloquial. Now rare.

transitive. To address as ‘my dear’. Also with it as object.

ΚΠ

1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 117 Mrs. Cockloft began my dearing it as fast as tongue could move.

1814 E. S. Barrett Heroine (ed. 2) II. xxi. 132 She pressed my hand, my-deared me twice in a breath..and concluded with declaring, that positively I must remain at her house a few days.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 93 All through her childhood, the tiny heiress..was my-deared, petted, fondled.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xlv. 407 They my-loved and my-deared each other assiduously.

1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. vi. 89 This amiable spirit was felt at once, and both aunts ‘my dear'd’ her affectionately.

1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row xiv. §2. 146 Mrs. Tribute ‘my deared’ everybody, even things inanimate such as the pump in the dairy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	my-dear
释义	my-dearv. Brit. /mʌɪˈdɪə/, U.S. /maɪˈdɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English my dear. Etymology: < my dear as a form of address (see dear adj.¹ 2d). colloquial. Now rare. transitive. To address as ‘my dear’. Also with it as object. ΚΠ 1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 117 Mrs. Cockloft began my dearing it as fast as tongue could move. 1814 E. S. Barrett Heroine (ed. 2) II. xxi. 132 She pressed my hand, my-deared me twice in a breath..and concluded with declaring, that positively I must remain at her house a few days. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 93 All through her childhood, the tiny heiress..was my-deared, petted, fondled. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xlv. 407 They my-loved and my-deared each other assiduously. 1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. vi. 89 This amiable spirit was felt at once, and both aunts ‘my dear'd’ her affectionately. 1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row xiv. §2. 146 Mrs. Tribute ‘my deared’ everybody, even things inanimate such as the pump in the dairy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1807
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