Timmy

English

Alternative forms

• Timmie

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Tim

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English Timmy

From Tim + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪmi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmi

Proper noun

Timmy (plural Timmys or Timmies)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Timothy.
   • 1992 March 17, Andrew H. Malcolm, “Our Towns: A Brief Unnamed Spark; The Rest Is Darkness”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015:

     Case No. 92-79073 has become known as the Dumpster Baby. But it’s too easy to deal with nameless babies. Let’s call him Timmy, as if his existence made him one of us, however briefly. Sergeant Cronin has handled about 20 Timmys in his six years in homicide.

Derived terms

• little Timmy
• Timmies
• Timmy's
• Timmys
• Timmy Tough Knuckles