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DUCKY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ducky mean?
• DUCKY (noun)
The noun DUCKY has 1 sense:
1. a special loved one
Familiarity information: DUCKY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A special loved one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
darling; dearie; deary; ducky; favorite; favourite; pet
Hypernyms ("ducky" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves someone or is loved by someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ducky"):
chosen (one who is the object of choice; who is given preference)
macushla ((an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling)
mollycoddle (a pampered darling; an effeminate man)
teacher's pet (the teacher's favorite student)
Context examples
“Well then,” cried Miss Mowcher, “I'll consent to live. Now, ducky, ducky, ducky, come to Mrs. Bond and be killed.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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