Definitions for Daisy
ˈdeɪ zidaisy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. daisynoun

   any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. daisynoun

   A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals

2. daisynoun

   Many other flowering plants of various species.

3. daisynoun

   Boots or other footwear. From daisy roots.

4. Daisynoun

   A female given name from English.

   Mrs. Fairfax kept always an eye upon him, and in spite of his familiarity with her, so restrained him in his intercourse with Margaret, that he could not for his life call her Daisy any more, though he had done so on the first day of their acquaintance.

5. Daisynoun

   A common name for a cow.

   The heifer Daisy died in September 1811.

6. Etymology: From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spanish word for "daisy".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Daisynoun

   Etymology: dægeseage , day’s eye. Chaucer.

   A Spring-flower.

   It hath a perennial root: the stalks are naked, and never branch out: the cup of the flower is scaly and simple, divided into many segments to the foot-stalk. The flowers are radiated; and the heads, after the petals are fallen off, resemble obtuse cones. Philip Miller.

   When daisies pied, and violets blue,
   And lady smocks all over white,
   And cuckow buds of yellow hue,
   Do paint the meadows much bedight. William Shakespeare.

   Then sing by turns, by turns the muses sing,
   Now hawthorns blossom, now the daisies spring;
   Now leaves the trees, and flow’rs adorn the ground:
   Begin, the vales shall ev’ry note rebound. Alexander Pope, Spring.

   This will find thee picking of daisies, or smelling to a lock of hay. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 131.

   Fair-handed Spring unbosoms every grace;
   The daisy, primrose, violet, darkly blaze. James Thomson, Spring.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Daisynoun

   a genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositae. The common English and classical daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays

2. Daisynoun

   the whiteweed (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum), the plant commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also oxeye daisy. See Whiteweed

3. Etymology: [OE. dayesye, AS. dges-ege day's eye, daisy. See Day, and Eye.]

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1. Daisy

   Daisy is a fictional character in the British situation comedy, Keeping Up Appearances, portrayed by actress Judy Cornwell. Daisy is the lower-class sister of social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket, who lives with her apathetic slob husband, Onslow, promiscuous sister Rose, and her senile father. She is the second-eldest of the four sisters. Daisy is full of life and always smiling, despite picking up her husband's bad habits of sleeping until noon and watching television all day. She persists in trying to get her apathetic husband to have sex with her, and tries to share romantic moments with him, however, her efforts always fail as Onslow prefers to drink beer and watch "racing on the telly". As a result, Daisy tends to lose herself in Mills & Boon romance novels. Onslow and Daisy have one daughter, Stephanie, who has a daughter named Kylie, and only appears in the final episode of series one. It appears that Daisy and her sisters grew up in the neighborhood where she, Onslow, Daddy and Rose currently live. Richard replies when he and Hyacinth arrive in the neighbourhood in an episode, that "he [Daddy] lived there all his life," to which Hyacinth smugly replies, "I prefer people to think I was born in the candlelight supper class."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Daisy

   dā′zi, n. a common wild-flower, growing in pastures and meadows—the name given also to other plants, as the Ox-eye daisy, which is a chrysanthemum.—adj. Dai′sied, covered with daisies.—n. Dai′sy-cut′ter, a fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high: a cricket-ball skimmed along the ground. [A. S. dæges eáge, day's eye, the sun.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Daisy

   From the Anglo-Saxon dæges eye, or “day’s eye,” on account of its sunlike appearance.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DAISY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Daisy is ranked #36379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Daisy surname appeared 615 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Daisy.
   
   71.5% or 440 total occurrences were White.
   14.3% or 88 total occurrences were Black.
   7.6% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.2% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Flower

Anagrams for Daisy »

1. I'd say

2. sayid

How to pronounce Daisy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Daisy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Daisy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Daisy in a Sentence

1. Asa Hutchinson:

   Most everyone who was involved in the discussion agreed we needed to update the statues with representatives of our more recent history. But there were many opinions about which historic figures best represented our state, the debate was lively and healthy. In the end, the Senate chose Daisy Lee Gatson Bates and Johnny Cash.

2. Claire Guest:

   Had it not been drawn to my attention by Daisy, I'm told my prognosis would have been very poor.

3. Edgar Quinet:

   Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.

4. Michael Collins:

   I liken it to a daisy chain, long and very fragile daisy chain, it emanates from Cape Canaveral, and then it goes out into space and around the moon and circles it back in. And it's got all these links in it, and if one link fails, well, all the rest downstream are useless. So for eight days, to and from, there was always one thing coming up, the next big event which could ruin you, be the end of you. That was how it worked.

5. Daisy:

   Life is as beautiful as a daisy :)

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