Addy

See also: addy

English

Etymology

Diminutive forms with -y.

Proper noun

Addy

1. A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, or Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname
   • 2009 J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, →ISBN, page 1:

     My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does.

2. A diminutive of the male given name Adam, from Hebrew.
   • 1859 George Eliot, Adam Bede/Chapter I:

     "Let be, Addy, let be. Ben will be joking. Why, he's i' the right to laugh at me--I canna help laughing at myself." "I shan't loose him till he promises to let the door alone," said Adam.

4. (slang) The psychostimulant medication Adderall.

Anagrams

• D-Day, Dady, dyad