plural dairies
often attributive
1
: a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
a
: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese
b
: a farm devoted to such production
3
: an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)
also
: food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
dairy
adjective
dairy products
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Before starting her shift at Indianapolis International Airport on Monday, Taylor Desert stopped at a food bank for meat, eggs, vegetables and dairy products.
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ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
And the fat in dairy may also help keep hunger in check.
—Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
In return, Australia would remove over 99% of tariffs on EU goods, particularly dairy, motor vehicles and chemicals.
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ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
And the fat in dairy may also help keep hunger in check.
—Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
In return, Australia would remove over 99% of tariffs on EU goods, particularly dairy, motor vehicles and chemicals.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
And with the war in Iran, Americans could see higher prices for produce, meat and dairy aisles because of surging fuel costs.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dairy
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“Dairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dairy. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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dairy
noun
ˈde(ə)r-ē 
da(É™)r-
plural dairies
1
: a place where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
: a farm devoted to the production of milk
3
: a company that sells milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (as a goat)
also
: food (as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
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