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
Examples of dairy in a Sentence
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The exhibit also captures a housing development coming to life at the edge of the desert, a dairy farm crowded with cattle and Chase Field crowded with baseball fans on opening day. —
Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026 The tablets are quick-absorbing and free from soy, gluten, dairy, fish and yeast. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 For people passing by a traditional dairy farm like this today, the sight and sound of a farmer calling and the cows gathering for milking still gives a broad sign of the time of day. —Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Scott was chairman of the Agriculture Committee and worked on reforming the dairy industry, supported land grant universities and worked to protect the interests of farmers, ranchers and food processors. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dairy
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026 The tablets are quick-absorbing and free from soy, gluten, dairy, fish and yeast. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 For people passing by a traditional dairy farm like this today, the sight and sound of a farmer calling and the cows gathering for milking still gives a broad sign of the time of day. —Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Scott was chairman of the Agriculture Committee and worked on reforming the dairy industry, supported land grant universities and worked to protect the interests of farmers, ranchers and food processors. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dairy
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“Dairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/dairy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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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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