dears
SayDEERZUS/dɪɹz/UK · AUS/dɪəz/
- 1Plural of dear.
Now then, dears, let us begin the story where we left off.
The grandmother fussed over her dears all afternoon long.
Note
Only the noun takes the plural ending. The adjective dear, whether it means "loved" or "expensive," has no form dears, so the word always points to people. Most often it is a term of address that gathers a group into one affectionate call, as in "Now then, dears"; it can also name elderly people, especially women, or simply those one loves.
dears is a form of dear
dear, noun: A loved person, or an affectionate, familiar name used to address someone close. Full entry
- Forms
- deardears plural
- Spelling
- dear → dears: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with dears, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.