daisy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something splendid; a doozy.

   Then Dan drew the sheath-knife and tested the edge of it on the gunwale. "That's a daisy," said Harvey. "How did you get it so cheap?"

2. 2
   name

   A female given name from English.

   Mrs. Fairfax kept always an eye upon him, and in spite of his familiarity with her, so restrained him in his intercourse with Margaret, that he could not for his life call her Daisy any more, though he had done so on the first day of their acquaintance.

3. 3
   name

   A common name for a cow.

   The heifer Daisy died in September 1811.

4. 4
   noun

   any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

5. 5
   noun

   A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

6. 6
   noun

   Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.

7. 7
   noun

   A boot or other footwear.

8. 8
   noun

   A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level.

Etymology

Three possible origins: * Americanized form of a French habitational surname, from either of two places called Aisy. * Variant of the Irish surname Dacey. * From the flower name, probably used as a nickname.