dearie

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dear·ie, deary /ˈdɪəri $ ˈdɪr-/ noun old-fashioned informal  TALK TO somebodyused when speaking in a friendly way to someone 亲爱的〔用于友好地称呼某人〕

Examples from the Corpus

dearie• It wouldn't be decent, dearie.• But come in, dearie, come in.

dear·ie nounChineseSyllable  

when to in way friendly Corpus someone used a speaking

dearie
dear‧ie , deary /ˈdɪəri $ ˈdɪr-/ noun old-fashioned informal
used when speaking in a friendly way to someone

dearieBrE /ˈdɪəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪri/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to address sb in a friendly way （表示友好的称呼）亲爱的，乖乖◆Sit down, dearie. 坐下，亲爱的。🔊🔊