Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little dove; a young dove.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A young or small dove.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete a baby
dove - noun An affectionate term for someone.
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Examples
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The little dovelet hopped on the back of its parent, who playfully pecked it in return, and often were the eyes of the child turned fondly on its mother, as if thanking her for the existence she had bestowed upon it, at the expense of her own life.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3) James Athearn Jones
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