adj · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdɛə.ɹi/
/ˈdɛɚ.i/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈdɛɹ.i/Mary–marry–merry merger
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US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈdeːɹi/
New-Zealand:/ˈdeəɹi/without the cheer–chair merger
/ˈdiəɹi/New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
Scotland:/ˈdeɹɪ/
Scotland:/deɹe/
/ˈdɜːɹɪ/Lancashire, fair–fur merger
rhymes with -ɛəɹi
homophone: Derry (Mary–marry–merry merger)
homophone: dearie (cheer–chair merger)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Referring to products produced from milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Referring to products produced from milk.
Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, specifically
Examples
Is this milk dairy or soy?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
(also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
A dairy farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
A shop selling dairy products.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: milkhouse, milkery
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A corner store, superette or minimart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A woman's breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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11
noun
Meaning 11
a farm where dairy products are produced
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dairy farm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: farm
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
209 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَلِيبِيّ
(ḥalībiyy)
— referring to products produced from milk
Arabic:
لَبَنِيّ
(labaniyy)
— referring to products produced from milk
Belarusian:
мало́чны
(malóčny)
— referring to products produced from milk
Bulgarian:
мле́чен
(mléčen)
— referring to products produced from milk
Czech:
mléčný
— referring to products produced from milk
Dutch:
zuivel-
— referring to products produced from milk
French:
laitier
— referring to products produced from milk
Georgian:
რძის
(rʒis)
— referring to products produced from milk
German:
Milch-
— referring to products produced from milk
Greek:
γαλακτοκομικός
(galaktokomikós)
— referring to products produced from milk
Hebrew:
חֲלָבִי
(khalaví)
— referring to products produced from milk
Hindi:
दुग्ध
(dugdh)
— referring to products produced from milk
Italian:
caseario
— referring to products produced from milk
Macedonian:
млечен
(mlečen)
— referring to products produced from milk
Malay:
tenusu
— referring to products produced from milk
Norwegian:
meieri-
— referring to products produced from milk
Norwegian:
melke-
— referring to products produced from milk
Polish:
mleczny
— referring to products produced from milk
Portuguese:
leiteiro
— referring to products produced from milk
Portuguese:
lácteo
— referring to products produced from milk
Portuguese:
laticínio
— referring to products produced from milk
Romanian:
lactat
— referring to products produced from milk
Russian:
моло́чный
(molóčnyj)
— referring to products produced from milk
Serbo-Croatian:
мле̑чнӣ
— referring to products produced from milk
Serbo-Croatian:
млије̑чнӣ
— referring to products produced from milk
Serbo-Croatian:
mlȇčnī
— referring to products produced from milk
Serbo-Croatian:
mlijȇčnī
— referring to products produced from milk
Slovak:
mliečny
— referring to products produced from milk
Slovene:
mlečen
— referring to products produced from milk
Spanish:
lácteo
— referring to products produced from milk
Swahili:
shajara
— referring to products produced from milk
Tagalog:
gatasin
— referring to products produced from milk
Ukrainian:
моло́чний
(molóčnyj)
— referring to products produced from milk
Yiddish:
מילכיק
(milkhik)
— referring to products produced from milk
Galician:
leiteiro
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Georgian:
რძის
(rʒis)
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Greek:
γαλακτοκομικός
(galaktokomikós)
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Italian:
caseario
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Māori:
kutētē
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Norwegian:
meieri-
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Portuguese:
leiteiro
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Portuguese:
laticínio
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Romanian:
lactat
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Russian:
моло́чный
(molóčnyj)
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Spanish:
lácteo
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Swahili:
shajara
— referring to the milk production and processing industries
Spanish:
con solamente grasa láctea
— on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources
Spanish:
de grasa puramente láctea
— on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources
Swahili:
shajara
— on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources
Arabic:
مَلْبَنَة
(malbana)
— place, where milk is processed
Armenian:
կաթնարան
(katʻnaran)
— place, where milk is processed
Basque:
esnetegi
— place, where milk is processed
Bulgarian:
мандра
(mandra)
— place, where milk is processed
Catalan:
lleteria
— place, where milk is processed
Catalan:
formatgeria
— place, where milk is processed
Chinese Mandarin:
奶牛場 /奶牛场
(nǎiniúchǎng)
— place, where milk is processed
Chinese Mandarin:
乳牛場 /乳牛场
(rǔniúchǎng)
— place, where milk is processed
Cornish:
leti
— place, where milk is processed
Czech:
mlékárna
— place, where milk is processed
Danish:
mejeri
— place, where milk is processed
Esperanto:
fromaĝfarejo
— place, where milk is processed
Faroese:
mjólkarvirki
— place, where milk is processed
Finnish:
meijeri
— place, where milk is processed
French:
laiterie
— place, where milk is processed
Galician:
leiteiría
— place, where milk is processed
Georgian:
ერბო-კარაქის ქარხანა
(erbo-ḳarakis karxana)
— place, where milk is processed
Georgian:
რძის ფერმა
(rʒis perma)
— place, where milk is processed
German:
Molkerei
— place, where milk is processed
Greek:
γαλακτοκομείο
(galaktokomeío)
— place, where milk is processed
Hebrew:
מחלבה
(makhlava)
— place, where milk is processed
Hindi:
दुग्ध
(dugdh)
— place, where milk is processed
Icelandic:
mjólkurbú
— place, where milk is processed
Ido:
lakteyo
— place, where milk is processed
Irish:
teach bainne
— place, where milk is processed
Italian:
caseificio
— place, where milk is processed
Japanese:
牧場
(bokujō)
— place, where milk is processed
Japanese:
酪農
(rakunō)
— place, where milk is processed
Korean:
낙농공장
(nangnonggongjang)
— place, where milk is processed
Latvian:
pienotava
— place, where milk is processed
Macedonian:
млекарница
(mlekarnica)
— place, where milk is processed
Manx:
thie bainney
— place, where milk is processed
Middle English:
deyerie
— place, where milk is processed
Norman:
lait'tie
— place, where milk is processed
Norwegian Bokmål:
meieri
— place, where milk is processed
Norwegian Nynorsk:
meieri
— place, where milk is processed
Polish:
mleczarnia
— place, where milk is processed
Portuguese:
leitaria
— place, where milk is processed
Romanian:
untărie
— place, where milk is processed
Romanian:
lăptărie
— place, where milk is processed
Russian:
маслобо́йня
(maslobójnja)
— place, where milk is processed
Russian:
маслоде́льня
(maslodélʹnja)
— place, where milk is processed
Russian:
моло́чная фе́рма
(molóčnaja férma)
— place, where milk is processed
Russian:
молокозавод
(molokozavod)
— place, where milk is processed
Scottish Gaelic:
taigh-bainne
— place, where milk is processed
Slovak:
mliekareň
— place, where milk is processed
Spanish:
granja
— place, where milk is processed
Spanish:
granja lechera
— place, where milk is processed
Spanish:
establo
— place, where milk is processed
Swedish:
mejeri
— place, where milk is processed
Turkish:
peynirhane
— place, where milk is processed
Ukrainian:
молочарня
(moločarnja)
— place, where milk is processed
Ukrainian:
маслоробня
(maslorobnja)
— place, where milk is processed
