[syn: caddie, caddy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caddy \Cad"dy\, n.; pl. Caddies. [Earlier spelt catty, fr.
Malay kat[imac] a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. Catty.]
1. A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in, also called
tea caddy.
[1913 Webster]
2. a container to hold objects when not in use.
[PJC]
3. (Computers) a container to hold a compact disk, used in
some types of compact disk devices, which is inserted into
the CD player during playing, or in the case of recordable
CD-ROMS, during recording. It is approximately square and
thin, slightly larger than the compact disk. However, many
CD players have a drawer for the compact disk, requiring
no caddy.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caddie \Cad"die\, n. [Written also caddy, cadie, cady, and
cawdy.] [See Cadet.]
1. A cadet. [Obs. Scot.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.] --Burns.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his
ball, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
caddy
n 1: a can for storing tea [syn: caddy, tea caddy]
v 1: act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player [syn:
caddie, caddy]