Deary [noun]

Twas he, a tender deary, that made Anthony marry me, and thereby turned hisself from a little calamity to a little blessing!

But don't you fret about Bambo, deary; he'll soon be all right, never fear, once you and missy are safe at home.

Occasionally a proud son of Lenox borrowed the coat of an officer to appear smart in the picture he was to send to his deary.

"Yes, my deary; he did come at last," she said, in a voice full of a satisfaction that was almost solemn in its intensity.

She understood, and said: 'Deary, that ole bull has to be helped to his stall every night after a day in the pastoor.

I thought—I thought, deary, perhaps you would go away all the more for that, and leave me to face it alone!

Deary me, lass, ye mak a ghost of yersel', coming and going sa sudden.

Well, deary, suppose you read what John says about the many mansions that they're getting ready for us.

“Well, deary—well, give me time,” laughed the cheery old voice.

Though there's no tutors nor none of them will ever love you better than poor Nurse Bundle, my deary.