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Addie

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Addie¹

Where it comes from

Diminutives formed with -ie.

proper noun Addies · Addy · Addi · Addeigh

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.
  2. rare A diminutive of the male given names Adam and Adrian or other names beginning with Ad-.

Addie²

Where it comes from

Diminutive form of the given name Adam.

proper noun Addies

  1. A surname.

Addie³

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
  2. A township in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States.

Addie⁴

Where it comes from

From the brand name Adderall + -ie.

noun Addies · Addy

  1. countable, slang, uncountable Adderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug. “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.

ADDIE⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, an instructional design framework that many instructional designers and training developers use to develop courses.

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@misc{addie_2026,
  title = {Addie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}