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dairy

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛə.ɹi/

The English word “dairy” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
  2. A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
  3. A dairy farm.
  4. A shop selling dairy products.
  5. A corner store, superette or minimart.
  6. A woman's breast.

adjective

  1. Referring to products produced from milk.
  2. Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.
  3. Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
  4. On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.

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