Standard Lemma guide
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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intj
An informal greeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, regional
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A midwife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an expression of greeting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hello, hullo, hi, how-do-you-do
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: greeting, salutation
History
Clipping of howdy-do, from how-d'ye-do (“how do you do”).
Unknown.
