Rosie

See also: rosie and roșie

English

Etymology

Diminutives +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊziː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊziː/
• Homophone: rosy

Proper noun

Rosie

1. A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

Related terms

• Rosey, Rosy (variants)

Noun

Rosie (countable and uncountable, plural Rosies)

1. (countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
   • 2011, Philip C. DiMare, Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia, volume 1, page 1087:

     […] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.

2. (uncountable, UK, slang) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).

   Alternative forms: Rosy, Rosey, rosie, rosy

   • 1962, Derek Raymond [Robin Cook], The Crust On Its Uppers, London: Serpent's Tail, published 2000, →ISBN, page 21:

     Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.

Anagrams

• osier, EROIs, sorie, Siero, Osier, Ieros

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Rosie.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾowsi/ [ˈɾoʊ̯.sɪ]
• Rhymes: -owsi
• Syllabification: Ro‧sie

Proper noun

Rosie (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜏ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. a female given name from English