noun
Bernie
BNEE
noun
1
Informal nickname for the Bernese mountain dog breed.
"Their bernie greeted every visitor with an enormous, gentle head."
How to Use Bernie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pet-name for the Bernese mountain dog; more generally a diminutive of several given names.
Word Forms
Bernies plural, Bernies plural
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Etymology
As a given name, a diminutive of Bernard (male) or Bernice/Bernadette (female); the dog-breed sense comes from clipping "Bernese."