adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of a duck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ducky
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈdʌki/
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rhymes with -ʌki
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CMU ARPABET: D AH1 K IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Darling, charming, cute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Great; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
Examples
- Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.
- 1930, Mickey Mouse newspaper comic Isn't this the duckiest little leather skirt you ever saw?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fine, just ducky, peachy, swell
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A duck (aquatic bird), especially a toy rubber duck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
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noun
Meaning 5
An affectionate pet name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "Morning, ducky!" said Roderick, as he gave his partner a quick peck on the cheek and sat down to breakfast.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: darling, hon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A woman's breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, obsolete, slang
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noun
Meaning 7
a special loved one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lover
Narrower terms: chosen, macushla, mollycoddle, teacher's pet
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck + -y.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (“aquatic bird”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Proto-West Germanic *dūkan Old English *dūcan Middle English ducken English duck Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ducky From duck (term of endearment) + -y (diminutive suffix).
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