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millie

/ˈmɪliː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
mil-lie
IPA
/ˈmɪliː/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.

name

A locality in the Moree Plains council area and the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.

noun

A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.

Dated; Derogatory; Informal; Obsolete

noun

A harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.

Derogatory; Informal

Etymology

Clipping + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmɪliː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Milly (alternative) millies (plural)

Derived Forms

millie

Phrases

Essex girl

Frequently Paired Words

Essex girl chavette millbag spide steek scanger Linenopolis lumpenproletariat

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

How do you pronounce millie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪliː/.
What does millie mean?
A diminutive of the female given names Mildred, Millicent, Emily, Amelia, and Camilla, also used as a formal given name.
Where does millie come from?
Clipping + -ie.

How to pronounce millie

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