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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Referring to products produced from milk.
(not-comparable, specifically) Referring to products produced from milk. ▸ Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.
Is this milk dairy or soy?
(not-comparable) Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
(UK, not-comparable) On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
ms tenusu (referring to products produced from milk) · sl mlečen (referring to products produced from milk) · pt laticínio (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · es de grasa puramente láctea (on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources) · no melke- (referring to products produced from milk) · fi maitotalous- (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · no meieri- (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · he חֲלָבִי (referring to products produced from milk) · it caseario (referring to products produced from milk) · pt laticínio (referring to products produced from milk) · tl gatasin (referring to products produced from milk) · ro lactat (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · cs mléčný (referring to products produced from milk) · no meieri- (referring to products produced from milk) · es con solamente grasa láctea (on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources) · sh mlȇčnī (referring to products produced from milk) · es lácteo (referring to products produced from milk) · sw shajara (on food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources) · ru моло́чный (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · fi maito- (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · sk mliečny (referring to products produced from milk) · uk моло́чний (referring to products produced from milk) · ru моло́чный (referring to products produced from milk) · sw shajara (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · hi दुग्ध (referring to products produced from milk) · sh мле̑чнӣ (referring to products produced from milk) · ar حَلِيبِيّ (referring to products produced from milk) · sw shajara (referring to products produced from milk) · be мало́чны (referring to products produced from milk) · pl mleczny (referring to products produced from milk) · nl zuivel- (referring to products produced from milk) · el γαλακτοκομικός (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · pt lácteo (referring to products produced from milk) · mk млечен (referring to products produced from milk) · mr दुग्धजन्य (referring to products produced from milk) · it caseario (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · sh mlijȇčnī (referring to products produced from milk) · de Milch- (referring to products produced from milk) · gl leiteiro (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · fr laitier (referring to products produced from milk) · ka რძის (referring to products produced from milk) · yi מילכיק (referring to products produced from milk) · ka რძის (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · mi kutētē (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · pt leiteiro (referring to products produced from milk) · sh млије̑чнӣ (referring to products produced from milk) · ar لَبَنِيّ (referring to products produced from milk) · pt leiteiro (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · bg мле́чен (referring to products produced from milk) · el γαλακτοκομικός (referring to products produced from milk) · es lácteo (referring to the milk production and processing industries) · ro lactat (referring to products produced from milk) · fi maito- (referring to products produced from milk)
dairy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈdeəɹi/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
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.
Meanings
(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier. 2023 May 14, Alix Strauss, “How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays”, in The New York Times:
(countable, uncountable) A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: ▸ A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.
(countable, uncountable) A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: ▸ A dairy farm.
(countable, uncountable) A place that produces, processes, or sells such products: ▸ A shop selling dairy products.
Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?
(New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) A corner store, superette or minimart.
(countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable, vulgar) A woman's breast.
Her dairies as Wallop had called them were on display, or at least as much of them as she and Ruth could not contrive to cover. 2011, Kate Moore, To Seduce an Angel:
bg мандра (place, where milk is processed) · pl sklep ogólnospożywczy (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · mk млечни производи (products produced from milk) · hy կաթնարան (place, where milk is processed) · ja 牛乳屋 (shop selling dairy products) · ru маслоде́льня (place, where milk is processed) · ms produk susu (products produced from milk) · uk набі́л (products produced from milk) · ru молокозавод (place, where milk is processed) · uk моло́чні ви́роби (products produced from milk) · ca cabreria (shop selling dairy products) · tr peynirhane (place, where milk is processed) · io lakteyo (place, where milk is processed) · io lakterio (shop selling dairy products) · de Milchküche (slang, vulgar: woman's breast) · mk млекарница (place, where milk is processed) · ka რძის ფერმა (place, where milk is processed) · ca vaqueria (shop selling dairy products) · bg млекарница (shop selling dairy products) · et piimatooted (products produced from milk) · he מחלבה (place, where milk is processed) · krl maitohiset (products produced from milk) · es establo (place, where milk is processed) · fi meijerit (slang, vulgar: woman's breast) · ms produk tenusu (products produced from milk) · mk бакалница (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · hy կաթնամթերք (products produced from milk) · ca lleteria (shop selling dairy products) · cmn 乳牛場 /乳牛场 (place, where milk is processed) · sv mjölkbod (shop selling dairy products) · as গাখীৰজাত (products produced from milk) · ga teach bainne (shop selling dairy products) · pt leitaria (place, where milk is processed) · eo laktovendejo (shop selling dairy products) · fi maitotuotteet (products produced from milk) · fr produits laitiers (products produced from milk) · sk mliekareň (place, where milk is processed) · tr mandıra ürünleri (products produced from milk) · ru моло́чная (shop selling dairy products) · fi hinkit (slang, vulgar: woman's breast) · he מוצרי חלב (products produced from milk) · nb meieri (place, where milk is processed) · ms tenusu (products produced from milk) · it latteria (shop selling dairy products) · gv thie bainney (place, where milk is processed) · lv pienotava (place, where milk is processed) · my နို့စား (products produced from milk) · is mjólkurbúð (shop selling dairy products) · ru моло́чка (products produced from milk) · ga teach bainne (place, where milk is processed) · da mejeriprodukter (products produced from milk) · es granja lechera (place, where milk is processed) · ka ერბო-კარაქის ქარხანა (place, where milk is processed) · da mejeri (place, where milk is processed) · el γαλακτοκομείο (place, where milk is processed) · cmn 乳製品 /乳制品 (products produced from milk) · tr mandıra (shop selling dairy products) · sv mejeri (place, where milk is processed) · sv mjölkprodukter (products produced from milk) · ko 유제품 (products produced from milk) · no melkebutikk (shop selling dairy products) · fr laiterie (place, where milk is processed) · tr süt ürünleri (products produced from milk) · ja コンビニ (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · de Molkereiprodukte (products produced from milk) · yi מילכיקס (products produced from milk) · is mjólkurafurðir (products produced from milk) · no melkeprodukter (products produced from milk) · fa لبنیات (products produced from milk) · uk маслоробня (place, where milk is processed) · ro lăptărie (shop selling dairy products) · it alimentari (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · da mælkeprodukter (products produced from milk) · kw leti (place, where milk is processed) · ro lactate (products produced from milk) · pl mleczarnia (slang, vulgar: woman's breast) · pt leitaria (shop selling dairy products) · mk гранап (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · nl zuivel (products produced from milk) · nrf lait'tie (place, where milk is processed) · eo fromaĝfarejo (place, where milk is processed) · fr laitages (products produced from milk) · ka რძის პროდუქტები (products produced from milk) · th ผลิตภัณฑ์นม (products produced from milk) · pl mleczarnia (place, where milk is processed) · fi meijeri (place, where milk is processed) · id produk susu (products produced from milk) · it caseificio (place, where milk is processed) · de Milchprodukte (products produced from milk) · sv mjölkaffär (shop selling dairy products) · es granja (place, where milk is processed) · pl nabiał (products produced from milk) · cy llaethdy (place, where milk is processed) · ko 낙농공장 (place, where milk is processed) · es lechería (shop selling dairy products) · ja 乳製品 (products produced from milk) · gl leiteiría (place, where milk is processed) · sv mjölkbutik (shop selling dairy products) · enm deyerie (place, where milk is processed) · el γαλακτοπωλείο (shop selling dairy products) · sv minilivs (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · vec caxèl (place, where milk is processed) · vi chế phẩm sữa (products produced from milk) · de Milchladen (shop selling dairy products) · gv shapp bainney (shop selling dairy products) · de Laden um die Ecke (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · uk моло́чка (products produced from milk) · is mjólkurbú (place, where milk is processed) · pt laticínios (products produced from milk) · fo mjólkarvirki (place, where milk is processed) · uk молочарня (place, where milk is processed) · hu tejtermék (products produced from milk) · hi दुग्ध (place, where milk is processed) · bg млечни произведения (products produced from milk) · ca lactis (products produced from milk) · it latticini (products produced from milk) · cmn 奶牛場 /奶牛场 (place, where milk is processed) · ja 牛乳販売店 (shop selling dairy products) · fr alimentation générale (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · mn цагаан идээ (products produced from milk) · eo laktaĵoj (products produced from milk) · el γαλακτοκομικά (products produced from milk) · es supercito (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · sv mejeriprodukter (products produced from milk) · cs mlékárna (place, where milk is processed) · sv jourbutik (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · ru моло́чные проду́кты (products produced from milk) · es tiendita (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · ca lleteria (place, where milk is processed) · ca formatgeria (place, where milk is processed) · fi maitokauppa (shop selling dairy products) · vi sản phẩm sữa (products produced from milk) · no meieriprodukter (products produced from milk) · fr crèmerie (shop selling dairy products) · ar مَلْبَنَة (place, where milk is processed) · eu esnetegi (place, where milk is processed) · nn meieri (place, where milk is processed) · ja 牧場 (place, where milk is processed) · nl melkfabriek (slang, vulgar: woman's breast) · fr laiterie (shop selling dairy products) · de Molkerei (place, where milk is processed) · es minisúper (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · uk моло́чні проду́кти (products produced from milk) · fa لبنیاتی (shop selling dairy products) · ru моло́чный магази́н (shop selling dairy products) · cy siop laeth (shop selling dairy products) · ro lăptărie (place, where milk is processed) · ru моло́чная фе́рма (place, where milk is processed) · sw shajara (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · ro untărie (place, where milk is processed) · sv närbutik (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · ar مشتقات الحليب (products produced from milk) · es lácteos (products produced from milk) · fr dépanneur (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · es mantequería (shop selling dairy products) · hy կաթնատուն (shop selling dairy products) · ru маслобо́йня (place, where milk is processed) · gd taigh-bainne (place, where milk is processed) · fi lähikauppa (corner-store, superette, mini-mart) · ja 酪農 (place, where milk is processed) · pt mercearia (corner-store, superette, mini-mart)