Molly

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Molly', 'molly': /ˈmɒli/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Molly', 'molly': (mol′ē)

mol•ly n., pl. -lies.

Fishany of certain livebearing freshwater fishes of the genus Mollienisia, popular in home aquariums.

see -ia shortened from Neo-Latin Mollienisia, irregularly named after Count French.north, northern. Mollien (1758–1850)

Mol•ly pl. -lies. [Trademark.]

Trademarks, Buildinga brand of expansion bolt having a split, sleevelike sheath threaded at one end so that when inserted snugly into masonry the turning of the bolt draws the ends of the sheath together, thus spreading the sides.

Mol•ly n.

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molly /ˈmɒlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)

any brightly coloured tropical or subtropical American freshwater cyprinodont fish of the genus Mollienisia

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Mollienisia, from Comte F. N. Mollien (1758–1850), French statesman

molly /ˈmɒlɪ/ n ( pl -lies)

Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from Molly, pet name for Mary

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