dairy
noun
ˈder-ē 
plural dairies
often attributive
1
: a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
a
: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese
b
: a farm devoted to such production
3
: an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)
also : food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
dairy adjective
dairy products
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This dressing gets its creaminess from the cashews rather than dairy or eggs. 
Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Foods high in sulfur (think: meats, eggs, dairy, garlic, and cruciferous veggies like broccoli)1 are more difficult to digest, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Jessica Toscano, SELF, 8 July 2022 Categories experiencing the largest jump in prices are typically meal staples: dairy, eggs and meat. Chiara Grimes, CNN, 11 June 2022 The book is vegetarian, but many of the non-vegan recipes have substitutions listed out on the page for folks who don’t eat dairy or eggs. Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2022 Includes fish, but excludes meat, poultry, dairy and eggs. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2022 It can be used as a vegan alternative to dairy and eggs to make meringue, mayonnaise, and even vegan ice cream or chocolate mousse. Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 4 Oct. 2021 We are never given a glimpse of gentle-natured dairy farmer Pádraic (Farrell) and pensive older musician Colm (Gleeson) in cheerier times. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 As the daughter of a dairy farmer, Sylacauga educator Rachel Chastain learned a lot from cows. al, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Foods high in sulfur (think: meats, eggs, dairy, garlic, and cruciferous veggies like broccoli)1 are more difficult to digest, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Jessica Toscano, SELF, 8 July 2022 Categories experiencing the largest jump in prices are typically meal staples: dairy, eggs and meat. Chiara Grimes, CNN, 11 June 2022 The book is vegetarian, but many of the non-vegan recipes have substitutions listed out on the page for folks who don’t eat dairy or eggs. Bon Appétit, 14 Mar. 2022 Includes fish, but excludes meat, poultry, dairy and eggs. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2022 It can be used as a vegan alternative to dairy and eggs to make meringue, mayonnaise, and even vegan ice cream or chocolate mousse. Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 4 Oct. 2021 We are never given a glimpse of gentle-natured dairy farmer Pádraic (Farrell) and pensive older musician Colm (Gleeson) in cheerier times. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 As the daughter of a dairy farmer, Sylacauga educator Rachel Chastain learned a lot from cows. al, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English deierie, dayerye, borrowed from Anglo-French deyerie, daerie, from Middle English deie, daie "woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese" (going back to Old English dǣge "female baker, female servant," going back to Germanic *daigjōn—whence also Old Norse deigja "female servant"— derivative of *daiga- dough) + Anglo-French -erie -ery (after botelerie "wine cellar," paneterie "bread shop, pantry")
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing dairy
Kids Definition
dairy
noun
ˈder-ē
plural dairies
1
: a place where milk is stored or is made into butter and cheese
2
: a farm that produces milk
3
: a company or a store that sells milk products