"Caddy" meaning in English

See Caddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Caddy
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Caddy-en-name-cpfP6Dch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Caddies [plural]
Etymology: From Cadillac + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cadillac|y}} Cadillac + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caddy (plural Caddies)
  1. (US, informal) A Cadillac car. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-Caddy-en-noun-c4a9hUHJ Disambiguation of Automobiles: 34 66 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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