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Definitions for: Paddy [n] rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
[n] ethnic slur; a person of Irish descent
[n] an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
Webster (1913) Definition: Pad"dy, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]
Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. ``Such pady persons.'' --Digges
(1585). ``The paddy persons.'' --Motley.
Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick,
the tutelar saint of Ireland.]
A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
Pad"dy, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
p[=a]d[=i].] (Bot.)
Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
Paddy bird. (Zo["o]l.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
Synonyms: Mick, Mickey, paddy field, rice paddy
See Also: field, Irishman, rice
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