my

determiner

/maɪ/

Definition

A1 of or belonging to me (= the speaker or writer): my parents my feet my name my jacket It wasn't my fault.formal She was rather surprised at my asking (= that I asked) for the book to be returned. → See also I, i, me pronoun, mine pronounPossessive forms my own › used to emphasize that something belongs to or is connected with me and no one else: I want my own car. It was my own decision. This cake is all my own work (= I made it without help).Having and owning - general words › used in front of a noun as a way of expressing love or as a polite or humorous form of address: My darling! Do you want any help, my dear?Affectionate terms of address › relating to a part of some websites where you can choose to see only the information that is important to youInternet terminology and abbreviations

(Definition of my determiner from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)