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Proper noun

Timothy

1. Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
2. A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Timothy-Chapter-1/#2 1 Timothy 1:2::

     Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

3. A male given name of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
   • 1867 William Brighty Rands, Shoemakers' Village, Strahan 1871, pages 89-90:

     The name Timothy was an inspiration of Cherry's own. - - - "Now then, TIMOTHY!" and this she said with a rapid forte crescendo movement which made her mother laugh and also with a jerk which spilt the milk on the little one's forehead. "Well, mother," says Cherry gaily, "I've christened him at all events." And Timothy being a distinctive name, and a scriptural one, it was retained as the appellative of this mite,

   • 1932 A. A. Milne, The Christopher Robin Verses: Cradle Song:

     O Timothy Tim / Has ten pink toes, / And ten pink toes / Has Timothy Tim.

Related terms

• Tim.
• Timotheus
• pet forms: Tim, Timmy

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Alternative forms

• Timothy

Noun

timothy ‎(usually uncountable, plural timothies)

1. Phleum pratense, timothy-grass, native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.
2. Phleum alpinum, mountain timothy, native to North America.
3. Other species of genus Phleum.

Synonyms

• catstail
• timothy-grass, Timothy-grass
• timothy grass, Timothy grass

Derived terms

• alpine timothy
• mountain timothy, Phleum alpinum
• timothy-grass (herd's-grass), Phleum pratense
• timothy hay

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