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My

//maɪ// det, intj, noun, pron

Definitions

Determiner
  1. 1
    First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.; Belonging to me.

    "I can't find my book."

  2. 2
    First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.; Associated with me.

    "My seat at the restaurant was uncomfortable."

  3. 3
    First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.; Related to me.

    "My parents won't let me go out tonight."

  4. 4
    First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.; In the possession of me.

    "I have to take my books back to the library soon."

Intj
  1. 1
    Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

    "My, what big teeth you have!"

Noun
  1. 1
    Symbol for megayear(s). alt-of, symbol
  2. 2
    Initialism of motor yacht (“diesel-driven yacht”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context. alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”). Cognate with West Frisian myn (“my”), Afrikaans my (“my”), Dutch mijn (“my”), German mein (“my”), Swedish min (“my”). More at me.

Etymology 2

An abbreviation of an oath such as my word or my Lord

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