ˈderē, ˈda(a)r-, ˈdār, -ri noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English dayerie, deyerie, from deye female servant, dairymaid (from Old English dǣge kneader of bread) + -erie -ery; akin to Old Norse deigja dairymaid; derivative from the root of Old English dāg dough — more at dough
1. : a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
the village cheese dairy — National Geographic
2. : the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese
dairy products
dairy farming
3. : a dairy farm ; collectively : the cows of a farm
4. : an establishment for the sale or distribution of milk or milk products