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/'dɪəri/

AmE

/'dɪri/

noun, British English, informal - a friendly way of addressing someone

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/'kɪdi/

AmE

/'kɪdi/

noun, informal - an affectionate word for child

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/'læsi/

AmE

/'læsi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

BrE

/'lædi/

AmE

/'lædi/

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

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/'græmps/

AmE

/'græmps/

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

BrE

/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/

AmE

/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

BrE

/ə'fɔ:d/

AmE

/ə'fɔ:rd/

verb, formal - to provide something

BrE

/ˌkæpəʊ'eərə/

AmE

/ˌkɑ:poʊ'erə/

noun - a Brazilian martial art

BrE

/'mɑ:ʃl 'lɔ:/

AmE

/'mɑ:rʃl 'lɔ:/

noun - a situation in which the army of a country is in charge instead of the police

BrE

/aɪ'ki:dəʊ/

AmE

/aɪ'ki:doʊ/

noun - a Japanese martial art

BrE

/taɪ'kwɒndəʊ/

AmE

/taɪ'kwɑ:ndoʊ/

noun - a kind of martial art from Korea

BrE

/'mɑ:ʃn/

AmE

/'mɑ:rʃn/

noun - an imaginary creature from the planet Mars

BrE

/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/

AmE

/ˌkætʃ sʌmbədi ˌred'hændɪd/

verb - to catch somebody when they are committing a crime or doing something wrong

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AmE

adjective -

BrE

/ˌbɔ:n wɪðə sɪlvə 'spu:n ɪn jə ˌmʌʊθ/

AmE

/ˌbɔ:rn wɪðə sɪlvər 'spu:n ɪn jər ˌmʌʊθ/

adjective, informal - born into a wealthy family