# dairy

Pronunciation: say "DAIR-ee" US /ˈdɛɹ.i/, UK /ˈdɛə.ɹi/, AUS /ˈdeːɹi/

## Noun

1. Products made from milk, such as butter, cheese, and cream.
   - Simple: Food made from milk, such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
   - _She avoids dairy because it upsets her stomach._
   - _Butter, cream, and cheese are all classed as dairy._
3. A building or room for processing milk and making butter, cheese, and similar products, often located on a farm.
   - Simple: A building where milk is made into butter, cheese, and other foods.
   - _Workers in the dairy separated the cream before pressing the cheese._
   - _The old stone dairy stayed cool even in the summer heat._
5. A farm where cows or other animals are kept to produce milk.
   - Simple: A farm that keeps cows or other animals for their milk.
   - _He inherited the dairy from his grandfather and modernized the milking parlor._
   - _Drought forced several local dairies to sell off part of their herds._
7. A shop that sells milk products such as butter and cheese.
   - Simple: A shop that sells milk, butter, cheese, and similar foods.
   - _The little dairy on the square is known for its fresh churned butter._
   - _Several dairies in town compete to stock the finest local cheeses._
8. A small neighborhood shop selling groceries and everyday goods. *(New Zealand)*
   - Simple: A small local shop that sells food and everyday items.
   - _I stopped at the dairy to pick up bread and the evening paper._
   - _Most neighborhoods have a dairy within a short walk._
10. A vulgar slang term for a woman's breast. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A rude slang word for a woman's breast.
   - _He earned a sharp slap for his coarse remark about the barmaid's dairy._
   - _The drunk leered and muttered something about the serving girl's dairies._

## Adjective

2. Made from or relating to products produced from milk.
   - Simple: Made from milk.
   - _The dairy aisle sits at the back of the supermarket._
   - _Many baked goods rely on dairy ingredients like butter and cream._
4. Belonging to or concerned with the industries that produce milk and process it.
   - Simple: Relating to the business of producing and processing milk.
   - _Government subsidies have long supported the dairy sector._
   - _She studied veterinary science before joining a large dairy operation._
6. Made from animal milk rather than from non-milk substitutes.
   - Simple: Made from real animal milk, not from plant substitutes.
   - _The café offers both dairy and almond-based lattes._
   - _Read the label carefully to tell the dairy cheese from the vegan one._
9. Used on food labels to show that a product's fat comes entirely from milk or milk products, as in dairy ice cream. *(British)*
   - Simple: On food labels, made with fat only from milk, like dairy ice cream.
   - _In the UK, a dairy ice cream must contain milk fat rather than vegetable oil._
   - _Shoppers look for the dairy description when they want a richer dessert._

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English deyerie ('dairy, dairy farm'), from Anglo-Norman deyerie, from deye ('dairymaid') plus the suffix -erie. It is related to Scots dery and dyrie.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dairy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).