Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Duckie

Diminutive of “duck,” a term of endearment = darling or beloved one. (Norwegian and Danish, dukke, a doll, a baby.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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