molly

Everyday

1. Molly: a girl's name, often short for Mary. tree →
2. A small fish often kept in home aquariums, related to guppies. tree →
3. (slang) A street name for an illegal drug (MDMA); it is dangerous and against the law. tree →

In the lessons

As a name it is common in stories and maths problems («Molly has 8 marbles»). Pet-shop fish keepers know mollies. Children may hear the drug slang in safety lessons, which warn that such drugs are illegal and harmful. Phrases: black molly, mollycoddle (to protect someone too much).

Examples

• Molly has eight marbles and wins five more. tree →
• We have two black mollies in our fish tank. tree →
• Molly's dog is called Biscuit. tree →
• Mollies give birth to live baby fish. tree →
• The safety talk warned that «molly» is a dangerous drug. tree →
• Stop mollycoddling him; he can tie his own laces! tree →
• Molly is my cousin from Dublin. tree →
• "They are Molly and me," said the boy. tree →

Note

The name has a capital M; the fish is lower case (plural mollies). The drug sense is slang: drugs like this are illegal and can kill; tell a trusted adult if someone offers you any. «Mollycoddle» is one separate word.