dovie

English

Etymology

dove +‎ -ie

Noun

dovie (plural dovies)

  1. Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”).
    • 1929, The Vanguard, volume 4, page 42:
      LASSALLE: (caressing her hair) The first condition, my dovie, is calmness.
    • quoted in 2004, Emma Frances Spaulding Bryant, ‎Ruth Douglas Currie, Emma Spaulding Bryant (page 54)
      The one thing lacking has been supplied and my dovie is willing to make me happy for life. I love you darling more and more and may God preserve us both to be a blessing to each other.
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