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-y2 [in nouns]
1 also -ieXX used to make a word or name less formal, and often to show that you care about them - used especially when talking to children : 
Where's little Johnny?my daddy (=my father) What a nice doggy (=dog)!
Where's little Johnny?my daddy (=my father)What a nice doggy (=dog)!2XX used to make nouns from some verbs to show an action : the expiry date (=the date when something expires) an inquiry (=the act of inquiring about something)
the expiry date (=the date when something expires)an inquiry (=the act of inquiring about something)