Definitions for middy

middy mid·dy

Spelling: [mid-ee]
IPA: /ˈmɪd i/

Middy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in middy (ddimy).

Definitions for middy

noun

  1. Informal. a midshipman.
  2. middy blouse.
  3. a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.

Origin of middy

First recorded in 1825-35; mid(shipman) + -y2

Examples for middy

“Then I feel disposed to do it,” cried the middy passionately.

Poor young Peter Heywood the middy looked on bewildered as if in a dream.

“Come, out with it, my lad;” for the middy had hesitated and turned red.

Now then, you two,” cried the middy angrily, “you have been asleep!

“Call your fellows, then, to row the boat to where he is,” said the middy.

“Never mind,” said the middy, speaking through his set teeth.

“No; we have got something else to think of, Tom,” said the middy sternly.

“It is, though,” was the reply; and the middy raised his piece.

She was wearing a middy blouse, and that made her look five years younger.

“No, Tom, I certainly could not,” said the middy decisively.

Word Value for middy
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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