my

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my / mī/ • possessive adj. 1. belonging to or associated with the speaker: my name is John my friend. ∎ inf. used with a name to refer to a member of the speaker's family: my Francine won top honors in the science fair. ∎ used with forms of address in affectionate, sympathetic, humorous, or patronizing contexts: my dear boy my poor baby.2. used in various expressions of surprise: my goodness! oh my!PHRASES: My Lady (or Lord) a polite form of address to certain titled people.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

my

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my poss. pron. XII. ME. mī, reduced form of mīn MINE1, orig. before a cons., as my son but mine eyes; cf. THY.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH