middy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪdɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mid′ē)

Inflections of 'middy' (n): npl: middies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mid•dy1 /ˈmɪdi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -dies. 
  1. Naval Terms, Informal Terms[Informal.]a midshipman.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mid•dy1  (mid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. 
  1. Naval Terms, Informal Terms[Informal.]a midshipman.
  2. ClothingSee middy blouse. 
  • mid(shipman) + -y2 1825–35

mid•dy2  (mid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsa medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.
  • mid1 + -y2 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
middy /ˈmɪdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)
  1. informal
    See midshipman
  2. Austral a middle-sized glass of beer
'middy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
middie - middy blouse

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