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  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.

Etymologies

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From Abigail.

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Examples

  • In London he had been fascinated with its network of hidden streets, in Barcelona the architecture almost knocked him flat, and in Paris he had discovered a werewolf, and she had taken the name Abby Paris for herself.

    Unnatural Selection Tim Lebbon 2006

  • In London he had been fascinated with its network of hidden streets, in Barcelona the architecture almost knocked him flat, and in Paris he had discovered a werewolf, and she had taken the name Abby Paris for herself.

    Unnatural Selection Tim Lebbon 2006

  • In London he had been fascinated with its network of hidden streets, in Barcelona the architecture almost knocked him flat, and in Paris he had discovered a werewolf, and she had taken the name Abby Paris for herself.

    Unnatural Selection Tim Lebbon 2006

  • Abby is like the spirit of just about every holiday in existence and her Gingerbread Abbies were absolutely typical of her joie de vivre.

    Papa Gibbs : Bev Vincent 2009

  • A source reportedly said that not many people know because "Abby is only a few months along and isn't really showing yet."

    Eli Manning And Wife Abby To Have Their First Child: Report The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • A source reportedly said that not many people know because "Abby is only a few months along and isn't really showing yet."

    Eli Manning And Wife Abby To Have Their First Child: Report Michael Klopman 2010

  • A source reportedly said that not many people know because "Abby is only a few months along and isn't really showing yet."

    Eli Manning And Wife Abby To Have Their First Child: Report Michael Klopman 2010

  • In short, Abby is a vampire, possessed with the need for a constant supply of human blood.

    Scott Mendelson: Huff Post Review: Let Me In (2010) Scott Mendelson 2010

  • A source reportedly said that not many people know because "Abby is only a few months along and isn't really showing yet."

    Eli Manning And Wife Abby To Have Their First Child: Report The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • A source reportedly said that not many people know because "Abby is only a few months along and isn't really showing yet."

    Eli Manning And Wife Abby To Have Their First Child: Report The Huffington Post News Team 2010

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