As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
(noun) a special loved one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dearie (plural dearies)
(colloquial, mostly, as a term of address) A person who is dear; sweetie.
• aeried, readie, rediae
Source: Wiktionary
Dear"ie, n.
Definition: Same as Deary. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.