Molly Definition

mälē
mollies
noun
mollies
Any of various brightly colored livebearers (genus Poecilia), often kept in aquariums.
Webster's New World
A feminine name.
Webster's New World

(now chiefly Ireland) A woman or girl, especially of low status.

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(slang) An effeminate male, a male homosexual.

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A mollemoke.

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Synonyms:
pronoun
A female given name.
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An English and Irish pet name for Mary.

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Other Word Forms of Molly

Noun

Singular:
molly
Plural:
mollies

Origin of Molly

  • From New Latin Mollienesia former genus name after Comte François Nicolas Mollien (1758–1850), French politician

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Molly, the personal name, a pet form of Mary.

    From Wiktionary

Molly Sentence Examples

  • When I returned Molly was off to bed.

  • Molly can stay with Betsy and me.

  • Molly, why don't you go in my office and fiddle with my computer?

  • I was going to tell you about Molly.

  • Molly shrugged her shoulders, as if she were being scolded.

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