Abby

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈæb.i//

A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
"I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.
2
A diminutive of the male given name Albert, from the Germanic languages.

noun

1
The Abyssinian cat.

Etymology

A clipping of the word.

Forms

plural: Abbys

abbot · The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.Abbot · A surname.Abbott · A surname originating as an occupation.

Abby · A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.

ABC · The English alphabet.abdomen · The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and…abdominal · Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.

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