Meaning

3 senses
  1. (childish)A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.

  2. A term of endearment.

    "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.

  3. (in the plural, obsolete, slang)A woman's breast.

More definitions
  • a special loved one

Examples

3 sentences
  1. My son's rubber ducky is yellow.

    deDas Quietscheentchen meines Sohnes ist gelb.

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  2. Ziri found a rubber ducky in the bath.

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  3. Ah, look at the little duckies following their mother!

    ruО, взгляните на маленьких утят, следующих за матерью!

    deAh, schaut euch die kleinen Entlein an, wie sie ihrer Mutter folgen!

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Origin

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

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Forms

plural: duckies

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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