Rosie

Name

A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

Noun

1. (US, countable, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
2. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncountable) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊziː/

Etymology

Diminutives + -ie.