Timeline for What’s the diminutive form of “reindeer”?
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| Jan 8, 2018 at 3:22 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | It's just my way of saying "Deery" as a child's name for a reindeer, doesn't really work. Bambi does, however. See comments. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 3:19 | comment | added | herisson | @Mari-LouA: It could be. I'm not sure, since if so, it seems like it would be something unique about this one name out of the four | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 3:14 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Isn't Deery a play on words, it reminds me of "deary", a somewhat old-fashioned term of endearment for an old woman, an old dear, also used facetiously nowadays. | |
| Jan 8, 2018 at 2:38 | history | answered | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |