Why Does Deary Mean?

(informal) A dear; a darling. (informal) A term of address for a female. Listen, deary. I'd appreciate your not talking about my son like that.

What does it mean to be Deary?

: little dear : darling —often used as a term of address.

Is Deary a term of endearment?

deary (n.)

also dearie, 1680s, "a darling," familiar term of endearment, diminutive of dear in the noun sense of "dear one."