dairy

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
2. (countable, uncountable) A dairy farm.
3. (countable, uncountable) A shop selling dairy products.
4. (New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) A corner store, superette or minimart.
5. (countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar) A woman's breast.
6. (uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Referring to products produced from milk.
2. (not-comparable, specifically) Referring to products produced from milk.
3. (not-comparable) Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
4. (British, not-comparable) On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).

Synonyms

creamery

dairy farm

milk

🥛

milch

dairy-farm

odor

smell

👃

big-breasted

milk plant

fish

🐟

milking cow

milk bar

milking

blood

🩸

milkman

Translations

latteria

laiterie

Molkerei

lechería

laitier

leitaria

Milchgeschäft

zuivelfabriek

crémerie

γαλακτοκομείο

Käserei

lácteo

caseificio

melkinrichting

Milchladen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛə.ɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: daierie

In summary

Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.

Sentences

Other trades were brewing , dairy farming , and fruit-growing.