boatie

English

Etymology

From boat +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbəʊti/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

boatie (plural boaties)

  1. A boater (someone who travels by boat)
  2. (childish, or endearing) A boat.
    • 1899, Henry Van Dyke, For the Fisherman's Child:
      Furl your sail, my little boatie;
      Here's the harbor, still and deep,
      Where the dreaming tides, in-streaming,
      Up the channel creep.

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