caddie

See also: Caddie

English

WOTD – 25 July 2023

Pronunciation

The American professional golfer Stacy Lewis with her caddie (left; sense 2).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkædi/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkædi/, [-ɾi]
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑdi/
• Homophones: caddy, cattie, catty (the latter two in dialects with flapping)
• Rhymes: -ædi
• Hyphenation: cad‧die

Etymology 1

The noun is borrowed from Scots caddie (“military cadet; young man; ragamuffin; person engaged to run errands; person hired to assist a golfer”), from French cadet (“army cadet; younger sibling”), from capdet (“captain; chief”) (Gascony, archaic), from Late Latin capitettum, from Latin caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Doublet of cadel, cadet, capital, capitellum, caudillo, and Kadet.

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. (Scotland)
   1. (also attributively, obsolete) Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”)
   2. (by extension, archaic) A young man; a boy, a lad; specifically (derogatory), one regarded as of low social status; a ragamuffin.
      • [1786, Robert Burns, “The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer, to the Right Honorable and Honorable, the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, volume I, Kilmarnock, Scotland: […] John Wilson, →OCLC; reprinted Kilmarnock, Scotland: […] James M‘Kie, 1867, →OCLC, page 35:

        But gie him't het, my hearty cocks! / E'en cowe the cadie!]

   3. (by extension, historical) A person engaged to run errands such as carrying goods and messages; a commissionaire, an errand boy or errand girl, a gofer; specifically, a member of an organized group of such persons working in large Scottish cities and towns in the early 18th century.
      • 1818 July 25, Jedadiah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter IX, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Company, →OCLC, page 222:

        A tattered cadie, or errand porter, whom David Deans had jostled in his attempt to extricate himself from the vicinity of the scorners, exclaimed in a strong north-country tone, "Ta de'il ding out her Cameronian een—what gi'es her titles to dunch gentlemans about?"

      • 1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XXIV, in Lady Trevelyan (Hannah More Macaulay), editor, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume V, London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, →OCLC, page 209:

        There would be a prosperity such as might seem fabulous, a prosperity of which every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie, would partake.

3. (by extension, golf, also attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
   • 1897 (date written), Paul T. B. Ward, quotee, “19th Hole: The Readers Take Over”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 19, number 4, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., published 22 July 1963, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60:

     As caddy I had to carry the clubs, for there are four varieties almost everyone used, and some used more. Besides doing this, the caddy has to keep score of the number of strokes used, and watch and find each ball.

   • 1921 March, Octavus Roy Cohen, “Follow Through”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LXXII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], →OCLC, page 370, column 1:

     Then Carter Chapman picked out his putter, stepped confidently up to the ball, sighted once along the ground, and made his stroke. The ball rolled straight as a die toward the caddy who was holding the flag, and tinkled into the cup for a birdie three!

Alternative forms

• cady (obsolete)
• (military): cadie
• (young man): cadie
• (person engaged to run errands): caddy, cadie
• (golf): caddy

Derived terms

• forecaddie

Translations

young man — see boy,‎ lad

young man regarded as of low social status — see ragamuffin

person engaged to run errands — see errand boy,‎ gofer

person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice

• Arabic: كادي
• Catalan: caddie (ca) m or f, cadi (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 球僮 (qíutóng)

• Dutch: caddie (nl) m
• Finnish: mailapoika
• French: caddie (fr) m
• German: Caddie (de) m, Golfjunge m, Golfmädchen n
• Indonesian: pramugolf
• Italian: caddie (it) m
• Japanese: キャディ (kyadī)
• Korean: 캐디 (kaedi)
• Macedonian: ка́ди m (kádi)
• Malay: kedi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: caddie

• Occitan: cadi m
• Polish: caddie (pl) m, caddy (pl) m
• Russian: кедди (keddi)
• Spanish: caddie m or f
• Swedish: caddie (sv) c
• Thai: แคดดี้
• Turkish: caddy, golf yardımcısı
• Ukrainian: кедді (keddi)
• Vietnamese: caddie (vi)

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, golf) Chiefly followed by for: to serve as a caddie (noun sense 2) for a golfer.
   • 1897 (date written), Paul T. B. Ward, quotee, “19th Hole: The Readers Take Over”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 19, number 4, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., published 22 July 1963, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60:

     We took turns caddying, one caddying, two playing. We went out across the river to the teeing ground of the first hole.

   • 1917 July, George Weston, chapter VI, in The Apple-tree Girl: The Story of Little Miss Moses, who Led Herself into the Promised Land, Philadelphia, Pa., London: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published 1918, →OCLC, page 100:

     The next day the thirty-two qualifying players were paired off into sixteen sets of opponents. Charlotte was matched against a girl from California. After the first few minutes, the result was never in doubt. "Take it easy, miss," said the highly gratified Mr. Ogilvie, who was caddying for Charlotte. "You hold her in the hollow of your hand."

   • 1923 May 17, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Introducing Claude and Eustace”, in The Inimitable Jeeves, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1979, →ISBN, page 63:

     The scheme had been, if I remember, that after lunch I should go off and caddy for Honoria on a shopping tour down Regent Street; but when she got up and started collecting me and the rest of her things, Aunt Agatha stopped her.

     A transferred use.

Alternative forms

• caddy

Translations

to serve as a caddie for a golfer

• Finnish: toimia mailapoikana
• Galician: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

A variant of caddy (etymology 1).

Noun

caddie (plural caddies)

1. Alternative spelling of caddy

Translations

alternative spelling of caddy — see caddy

Further reading

• caddie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “caddie”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “caddy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Eddaic, addice

Finnish

Etymology

From English caddie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkædi/, [ˈk̟ædi]

Noun

caddie

1. caddie

Declension

Inflection of caddie (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		caddie	caddiet
genitive		caddien	caddiejen
partitive		caddiea	caddieja
illative		caddieen	caddieihin
		singular	plural
nominative		caddie	caddiet
accusative	nom.	caddie	caddiet
	gen.	caddien
genitive		caddien	caddiejen caddieinrare
partitive		caddiea	caddieja
inessive		caddiessa	caddieissa
elative		caddiesta	caddieista
illative		caddieen	caddieihin
adessive		caddiella	caddieilla
ablative		caddielta	caddieilta
allative		caddielle	caddieille
essive		caddiena	caddieina
translative		caddieksi	caddieiksi
abessive		caddietta	caddieitta
instructive		—	caddiein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of caddie (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative caddieni caddieni accusative nom. caddieni caddieni gen. caddieni genitive caddieni caddiejeni caddieinirare partitive caddieani caddiejani inessive caddiessani caddieissani elative caddiestani caddieistani illative caddieeni caddieihini adessive caddiellani caddieillani ablative caddieltani caddieiltani allative caddielleni caddieilleni essive caddienani caddieinani translative caddiekseni caddieikseni abessive caddiettani caddieittani instructive — — comitative — caddieineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative caddiesi caddiesi accusative nom. caddiesi caddiesi gen. caddiesi genitive caddiesi caddiejesi caddieisirare partitive caddieasi caddiejasi inessive caddiessasi caddieissasi elative caddiestasi caddieistasi illative caddieesi caddieihisi adessive caddiellasi caddieillasi ablative caddieltasi caddieiltasi allative caddiellesi caddieillesi essive caddienasi caddieinasi translative caddieksesi caddieiksesi abessive caddiettasi caddieittasi instructive — — comitative — caddieinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative caddiemme caddiemme accusative nom. caddiemme caddiemme gen. caddiemme genitive caddiemme caddiejemme caddieimmerare partitive caddieamme caddiejamme inessive caddiessamme caddieissamme elative caddiestamme caddieistamme illative caddieemme caddieihimme adessive caddiellamme caddieillamme ablative caddieltamme caddieiltamme allative caddiellemme caddieillemme essive caddienamme caddieinamme translative caddieksemme caddieiksemme abessive caddiettamme caddieittamme instructive — — comitative — caddieinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative caddienne caddienne accusative nom. caddienne caddienne gen. caddienne genitive caddienne caddiejenne caddieinnerare partitive caddieanne caddiejanne inessive caddiessanne caddieissanne elative caddiestanne caddieistanne illative caddieenne caddieihinne adessive caddiellanne caddieillanne ablative caddieltanne caddieiltanne allative caddiellenne caddieillenne essive caddienanne caddieinanne translative caddieksenne caddieiksenne abessive caddiettanne caddieittanne instructive — — comitative — caddieinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative caddiensa caddiensa accusative nom. caddiensa caddiensa gen. caddiensa genitive caddiensa caddiejensa caddieinsarare partitive caddieaan caddieansa caddiejaan caddiejansa inessive caddiessaan caddiessansa caddieissaan caddieissansa elative caddiestaan caddiestansa caddieistaan caddieistansa illative caddieensa caddieihinsa adessive caddiellaan caddiellansa caddieillaan caddieillansa ablative caddieltaan caddieltansa caddieiltaan caddieiltansa allative caddielleen caddiellensa caddieilleen caddieillensa essive caddienaan caddienansa caddieinaan caddieinansa translative caddiekseen caddieksensa caddieikseen caddieiksensa abessive caddiettaan caddiettansa caddieittaan caddieittansa instructive — — comitative — caddieineen caddieinensa

Inflection of caddie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		caddie	caddiet
genitive		caddien	caddieiden caddieitten
partitive		caddieta	caddieita
illative		caddieen	caddieihin
		singular	plural
nominative		caddie	caddiet
accusative	nom.	caddie	caddiet
	gen.	caddien
genitive		caddien	caddieiden caddieitten
partitive		caddieta	caddieita
inessive		caddiessa	caddieissa
elative		caddiesta	caddieista
illative		caddieen	caddieihin
adessive		caddiella	caddieilla
ablative		caddielta	caddieilta
allative		caddielle	caddieille
essive		caddiena	caddieina
translative		caddieksi	caddieiksi
abessive		caddietta	caddieitta
instructive		—	caddiein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of caddie (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative caddieni caddieni accusative nom. caddieni caddieni gen. caddieni genitive caddieni caddieideni caddieitteni partitive caddietani caddieitani inessive caddiessani caddieissani elative caddiestani caddieistani illative caddieeni caddieihini adessive caddiellani caddieillani ablative caddieltani caddieiltani allative caddielleni caddieilleni essive caddienani caddieinani translative caddiekseni caddieikseni abessive caddiettani caddieittani instructive — — comitative — caddieineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative caddiesi caddiesi accusative nom. caddiesi caddiesi gen. caddiesi genitive caddiesi caddieidesi caddieittesi partitive caddietasi caddieitasi inessive caddiessasi caddieissasi elative caddiestasi caddieistasi illative caddieesi caddieihisi adessive caddiellasi caddieillasi ablative caddieltasi caddieiltasi allative caddiellesi caddieillesi essive caddienasi caddieinasi translative caddieksesi caddieiksesi abessive caddiettasi caddieittasi instructive — — comitative — caddieinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative caddiemme caddiemme accusative nom. caddiemme caddiemme gen. caddiemme genitive caddiemme caddieidemme caddieittemme partitive caddietamme caddieitamme inessive caddiessamme caddieissamme elative caddiestamme caddieistamme illative caddieemme caddieihimme adessive caddiellamme caddieillamme ablative caddieltamme caddieiltamme allative caddiellemme caddieillemme essive caddienamme caddieinamme translative caddieksemme caddieiksemme abessive caddiettamme caddieittamme instructive — — comitative — caddieinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative caddienne caddienne accusative nom. caddienne caddienne gen. caddienne genitive caddienne caddieidenne caddieittenne partitive caddietanne caddieitanne inessive caddiessanne caddieissanne elative caddiestanne caddieistanne illative caddieenne caddieihinne adessive caddiellanne caddieillanne ablative caddieltanne caddieiltanne allative caddiellenne caddieillenne essive caddienanne caddieinanne translative caddieksenne caddieiksenne abessive caddiettanne caddieittanne instructive — — comitative — caddieinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative caddiensa caddiensa accusative nom. caddiensa caddiensa gen. caddiensa genitive caddiensa caddieidensa caddieittensa partitive caddietaan caddietansa caddieitaan caddieitansa inessive caddiessaan caddiessansa caddieissaan caddieissansa elative caddiestaan caddiestansa caddieistaan caddieistansa illative caddieensa caddieihinsa adessive caddiellaan caddiellansa caddieillaan caddieillansa ablative caddieltaan caddieltansa caddieiltaan caddieiltansa allative caddielleen caddiellensa caddieilleen caddieillensa essive caddienaan caddienansa caddieinaan caddieinansa translative caddiekseen caddieksensa caddieikseen caddieiksensa abessive caddiettaan caddiettansa caddieittaan caddieittansa instructive — — comitative — caddieineen caddieinensa

Further reading

• “caddie”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Alternative forms

• caddy (golf)

Etymology

From cadet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.di/

Noun

caddie m (plural caddies)

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

   Synonym: chariot

2. (golf) caddie

Further reading

• “caddie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English caddie.

Noun

caddie m or f by sense (plural caddies)

1. caddie (in golf)

Further reading

• “caddie”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

From English caddie.

Noun

caddie c

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

Declension

Declension of caddie
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	caddie	caddien	caddies, caddier	caddierna
Genitive	caddies	caddiens	caddies, caddiers	caddiernas

References

• caddie in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• caddie in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)