English Dictionary

-ie

/-i/

suffix

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. / (occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb. / Obsolete spelling of -y

I love eating ice cream.

意味（1）

Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

"Polly, I wish you 'd let me call you Marie," said Fanny one day, as they were shopping together.

"You may call me Mary, if you like; but I won't have any ie put on to my name. I'm Polly at home and I'm fond of being called so; but Marie is Frenchified and silly."

"I spell my own name with an ie, and so do all the girls."

Polly, I wish you 'd let me call you Marie, said Fanny one day, as they were shopping together. You may call me Mary, if you like; but I won't have any ie put on to my name. I'm Polly at home and I'm fond of being called so; but Marie is Frenchified and silly. I spell my own name with an ie, and so do all the girls. And what a jumble of Netties, Nellies, Hatties, and Sallies there is. How 'Pollie' would look spelt so!

意味（2）

(occasionally derogatory) Forming colloquial nouns signifying the person associated with suffixed noun or verb.

bike → bikie

意味（3）

Obsolete spelling of -y