English Online Dictionary. What means daisy? What does daisy mean?
English
Alternative forms
- daisie, daysie
Etymology
From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.zi/
- Rhymes: -eɪzi
Noun
daisy (plural daisies)
- A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
- Many other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A boot or other footwear.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- daisy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- I'd say, Sayid, diyas