paddy
NounUS[pad-ee]/ˈpædi/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)paddies
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descentSynonyms: MickMickeyType of Irishman
- an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grownSynonyms: paddy fieldrice paddyType of field
- rice in the husk either gathered or still in the fieldType of rice
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pad′dy adjective
Origin: Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. “Such pady persons.” Digges (1585). “The paddy persons.” John Lothrop Motley
Pad′dy noun; pl. Paddies (#).
Origin: Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; — usually considered offensive. Obsolescent
Pad′dy noun
Origin: Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay pādī.
Botany Unhusked rice; — commonly so called in the East Indies.
Paddy bird. Zoology See Java sparrow, under Java.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC