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caddy¹

  • /ˈkædi/ UK
  • /ˈkædi/ US
  • [-ɾi] US

Sounds like cattie, catty (in dialects with flapping) · Rhymes with -ædi

Where it comes from

An alteration of catty (“(unit of) weight used in China, equivalent to 1⅓ pounds avoirdupois (about 0.605 kilograms)”), borrowed from Malay kati (“weight used in China, Indonesia, and Japan”), from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi, “measure of weight; clod, lump”), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to coagulate, congeal, or consolidate (into a concretion); to harden”).

noun caddies · caddie

  1. also, attributive A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea. The Carneses imported lacquer teapoys in sets. These sets could be easily stacked in a corner of the drawing room and brought out at teatime to hold a teacup, a set, or a caddy. The Carneses purchased lacquered teapoys sets for four dollars in China and probably sold them for twice that amount in Am
  2. broadly A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in. A sauce caddy brought with the tacos offers a choice of salsa cruda, a thin puree of tomatillos, and an emulsion of red chilies.
  3. broadly A small lidded bin for food waste.
  4. broadly A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component. Place the disc in the DVD caddy.
  5. broadly A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.

caddy²

  • /ˈkædi/ UK
  • /ˈkædi/ US
  • [-ɾi] US

Sounds like cattie, catty (in dialects with flapping) · Rhymes with -ædi

Where it comes from

A variant of caddie (etymology 1).

noun caddies

  1. also, alternative, attributive Alternative spelling of caddie (“a person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice”). Caddy, pass me my five iron.

verb caddies · caddying · caddied

  1. intransitive Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”) I was honored to caddy for Tiger Woods at a charity golf game.

Caddy³

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline. Call Caddy and tell her to meet us at six o'clock.

Caddy⁴

noun Caddies

  1. US, informal A Cadillac car. She pulled up in a shiny black Caddy at six o'clock.

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@misc{caddy_2026,
  title = {caddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}