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English word origin

Etymology of Rosie

Diminutives + -ie.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
name

A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Diminutives + -ie.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter). · Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Diminutives + -ie.

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