different between covey vs lovey

English

Etymology 1

From Old French covee (Modern French couvée), from Latin cub? (“lie”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?v??, IPA^(key): /?k?vi/

Noun

covey (plural coveys)

1. A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.

   Coordinate terms: flock, gaggle, host

2. A brood of partridges, grouse, etc.

   • laid for by the fowler, together with their covey of young birds

3. A party or group (of persons or things).
   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 736

     A covey of grey soldiers clanked down the platform at the double with their equipment and embarked, but in absolute silence, which seemed to them very singular.

Translations

Verb

covey (third-person singular simple present coveys, present participle coveying, simple past and past participle coveyed)

1. (intransitive) To brood; to incubate.
   • Book 9

     [Tortoises] couvie a whole yeere before they hatch

References

• 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ?ISBN

Etymology 2

cove +? -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??vi/
• (US) enPR: k??v?, IPA^(key): /?ko?vi/

Noun

covey (plural coveys)

1. (Britain, slang, dated) A man.

Synonyms

• bloke (UK), chap (UK), chappie (UK), cove (UK), guy, see also Thesaurus:man

Translations

Anagrams

• voyce

English

Etymology

love +? -y

Noun

lovey (plural loveys)

1. (Britain) An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like).
2. A baby's toy, blanket, or other object of affection
   • 2010, Elizabeth Pantley, The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution

     A lovey can be a comfort to your child and ease the pain of separation.

References

• lovey at OneLook Dictionary Search