Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
male nickname forJames ,Jeremy orJeremiah . - proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Jemima .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Jem.
Examples
-
"Oh! Jem, he'll think as I do, ma'am," said Mrs White at once; "it isn't _Jem_."
White Lilac; or the Queen of the May Amy Walton 1873
-
Without a word Jem took hold of her wrist again and pulled her after him.
Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010
-
Oh, Miss Oliver – must we go for weeks and months – not knowing whether Jem is alive or dead?
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
-
He locked his arm in Jem's to lead him away in an opposite direction to that in which he saw Mr Carson was going.
Mary Barton 2010
-
Jem is on DVD but the prices are absolutely insane.
-
Nobody had said a word to him about it – he just remembered himself that Jem used to bring mother the first mayflowers and so he brought them in Jem's place.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
-
No, Rilla dear, little Jem is not dead, and that you may tie to.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
-
Besides, she refuses to believe Jem is dead; she will cling to hope and we must all do that.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
-
I do not know what Monday will do when Jem is gone.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
-
"I wonder where Jem is tonight," thought Rilla, in a sudden bitter inrush of remembrance.
Rilla of Ingleside Lucy Maud 1921
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.