Uppies

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of uppy form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”). childish

    "A million moments and first times meshed in the video of my mind. My young, tenderhearted, caring boy, who reached for me to carry him—“Uppies, Mommy, uppies”—down the hallway […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
uppy

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"A million moments and first times meshed in the video of my mind. My young, tenderhearted, caring boy, who reached for me to carry him—“Uppies, Mommy, uppies”—down the hallway […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From uppy + -s.

Etymology 2

From up + -ies.

Related phrases

uppies and downies

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