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goldie

goldie

1 7.5
A person, animal, or thing with shiny gold color
  • noun
  • /ˈɡoʊldi/
  • Informal
: goldie

Oh, that That coral has like this nice little glowy, almost like rose Goldie glow on the Apple logo.

Surface Forms

goldie singular
goldies plural

Morphology

goldie = gold (transparent) = gold + ie

The diminutive/affectionate suffix '-ie' added to 'gold' yields a straightforward meaning 'small or affectionate golden thing', which learners can infer from the base.

Etymology

Goldie comes from gold plus the friendly ending -ie, which makes a word feel 'small' or 'cute'. So a goldie is like a 'little gold' thing or someone with a golden look, which is why we use it for shiny dresses, puppies, or bikes.