midear

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Representing a dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of my +‎ dear.

Pronunciation

Noun

midear (plural midears)

  1. A familiar term of address.
    • 1935, Henry Williamson, Salar the Salmon‎[1], Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, published 1936, page 267:
      "No, I ain't got no gaff," replied Shiner, lifting the fender another notch. "If I had, you should have it, midear."
    • 1996, Gillian White, The Beggar Bride‎[2], London: Orion, →ISBN, page 82:
      'So, midear,' Elfrida addresses the watchful young person on her immediate left, 'you are not familiar with Devon?'
    • 2016, Jean Daish, Operation Dynamo‎[3], London: Olympia Publishers, →ISBN, page 90:
      "Come in midears and sit down." She held out her hand.
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