my
determiner /maɪ/
/maɪ/
the possessive form of I- of or belonging to the speaker or writer
- Where's my passport?
- My feet are cold.
- used in exclamations to express surprise, etc.
- My goodness! Look at the time.
- (especially North American English) Oh my! What are we going to do?
- (old-fashioned) My my Megan, I do believe you 're jealous!
- used when speaking to somebody, to show love
- my dear/darling/love
- used when speaking to somebody that you consider to have a lower status than you
- My dear girl, you're wrong.
Word OriginMiddle English mi (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from min, from Old English mīn, of Germanic origin.