/ˈkædi/, /ˈkædi/, [-ɾi]
OriginAn 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”).
- also, attributiveA 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”
- broadlyA (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.”
- broadlyA small lidded bin for food waste.
- broadlyA 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.”
- broadlyA 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.
- US, informalA Cadillac car.
“She pulled up in a shiny black Caddy at six o'clock.”
“All those ones live in those great big piecrust mock-Two-door houses with His and Hers Caddies parked out by the hydrangea bushes.”
“He's driving a ten-year old^([sic]) lime-green Caddy with a trunk full of golf clubs and one suitcase. We got a license number.”
- intransitiveChiefly 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.”
“We took turns caddying, one caddying, two playing. We went out across the river to the teeing ground of the first hole.”
“The next day the thirty-two qualifying players were paired off into sixteen sets of opponents. Charlotte was matched against a girl from California. After the first few minutes, the result was never i”
- A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
“Call Caddy and tell her to meet us at six o'clock.”
Formscaddies(plural) · caddie(alternative) · caddies(present, singular, third-person) · caddying(participle, present) · caddied(participle, past) · caddied(past) · Caddies(plural)