nounAn affectionate term of address. · A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryEtymology tree
English pal
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English pally
From pal + -y (diminutive suffix).
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