i.e.

1 of 3

abbreviation (1)

that is

IE

2 of 3

abbreviation (2)

industrial engineer

-ie

3 of 3

noun suffix

variants or less commonly -y

1

: little one : dear little one

birdie

sonny

2

a

: one belonging to : one having to do with

townie

b

: one who is

preemie

3

: one of (such) a kind or quality

cutie

toughie

Word History

Etymology

Abbreviation (1)

Latin id est

Noun suffix

Middle English

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Kids Definition

-ie

noun suffix

variants also -y

ē

plural -ies

1

: little one

sonny

bootie

2

: one belonging to : one having to do with

cabbie

3

: one having such a quality

smarty

toughie

Etymology

Noun suffix

Middle English -ie "little one"