different between laddie vs caddie

English

Etymology

lad +? -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lædi/
• Rhymes: -ædi

Noun

laddie (plural laddies)

1. (Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.

Translations

Anagrams

• adelid, daidle, dialed, dilead, ladied

Scots

Noun

laddie (plural laddies)

1. Alternative form of lad

English

Alternative forms

• caddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kædi/
• Rhymes: -ædi
• Homophones: cattie, catty (in some dialects)

Etymology 1

From Scots caddie, from the French cadet.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. (golf) A golfer's assistant and adviser.
2. Alternative form of cadie (Scottish errand boy)

Derived terms

• forecaddie

Translations

Verb

caddie (third-person singular simple present caddies, present participle caddying or caddieing, simple past and past participle caddied)

1. (intransitive) To serve as a golf caddie.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Malay kati.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items.
2. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
3. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks, or attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child.
4. A tea caddy.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “caddy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “caddie”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Eddaic, addice

Finnish

Noun

caddie

1. caddie

Declension

French

Alternative forms

• (golf) caddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.di/

Noun

caddie m (plural caddies)

1. shopping cart (conveyance used to carry items while shopping)
2. (golf) caddie

Synonyms

• (shopping cart): chariot

Further reading

• “caddie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• décadi
• décida

Scots

Etymology

From French cadet.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. caddie
2. A youth or boy who does odd jobs.

Descendants

• ? English: caddie, caddy, cad

Spanish

Noun

caddie m or f (plural caddies)

1. caddie (in golf)

Swedish

Noun

caddie c

1. (golf) caddie; a golfer's assistant

Declension