plural dairies
often attributive
1
: a room, building, or establishment where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
a
: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese
b
: a farm devoted to such production
3
: an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (such as a goat)
also
: food (such as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
dairy
adjective
dairy products
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The restaurant used to use around 2,000 kilos of butter in a good year, with every piece of fish and meat, so taking away dairy has been no easy feat.
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Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Almond and oat milk are two popular dairy substitutes.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
Common natural sources of vitamin A include egg yolks, liver, fish and fish oils, dairy products, dark greens, sweet potatoes and carrots.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Junger’s plan forbade coffee, alcohol, dairy, eggs, sugar, shellfish, deepwater fish, potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper, eggplant, corn, wheat, meat, soy, and anything processed.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
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Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Almond and oat milk are two popular dairy substitutes.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
Common natural sources of vitamin A include egg yolks, liver, fish and fish oils, dairy products, dark greens, sweet potatoes and carrots.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Junger’s plan forbade coffee, alcohol, dairy, eggs, sugar, shellfish, deepwater fish, potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper, eggplant, corn, wheat, meat, soy, and anything processed.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dairy
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dairy
noun
ˈde(ə)r-ē 
da(ə)r-
plural dairies
1
: a place where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
2
: a farm devoted to the production of milk
3
: a company that sells milk and milk products
4
: milk from a cow or other domestic animal (as a goat)
also
: food (as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
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