dovie

English

Etymology

dove +‎ -ie

Noun

dovie (plural dovies)

  1. Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”).
    • 1929, The Vanguard, volume 4, page 42:
      LASSALLE: (caressing her hair) The first condition, my dovie, is calmness.
    • quoted in 2004, Emma Frances Spaulding Bryant, Ruth Douglas Currie, Emma Spaulding Bryant (page 54)
      The one thing lacking has been supplied and my dovie is willing to make me happy for life. I love you darling more and more and may God preserve us both to be a blessing to each other.
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