Definition of "dairy"

dairy

/ˈdɛə.ɹi/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural dairies
1. A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
2. A dairy farm.
3. A shop selling dairy products.
4. (New Zealand) A corner store, superette or minimart.
5. (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
  Quotations
  Her dairies as Wallop had called them were on display, or at least as much of them as she and Ruth could not contrive to cover.
  2011, Kate Moore, To Seduce an Angel
6. (uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
  Quotations
  My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier.
  2023 May 14, Alix Strauss, “How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays”, in The New York Times‎
adjective
not comparable
1. Referring to products produced from milk.
  1. (specifically) Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.
2. Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
3. (Britain) On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).