caddy

Everyday

1. A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game. tree →
2. A tea caddy is a small box or tin for keeping tea leaves. tree →
3. A caddy is a small container or holder that keeps things tidy, such as a pencil caddy or a cleaning caddy. tree →
4. To caddy (caddie) is to work as a golfer's caddy. tree →

In the lessons

In sport, the caddy walks the golf course with the player. In everyday life and classrooms, caddies (pencil caddies, desk caddies, shower caddies) keep supplies together; a food-waste caddy is a small bin for scraps in the kitchen in the UK. Phrases: «tea caddy», «pencil caddy», «food caddy».

Examples

• The caddy carried the golfer's heavy bag. tree →
• Grandma keeps tea in a pretty tin caddy. tree →
• Put the pencils back in the caddy on your table. tree →
• My uncle caddied at the golf club in summer. tree →
• We put vegetable peelings in the food caddy. tree →
• The shower caddy holds shampoo and soap. tree →
• Each group has a caddy of glue sticks and scissors. tree →
• The caddy told her which club to use. tree →

Note

Plural: caddies (y → ies). In golf «caddie» and «caddy» are both used. Not the same as «Cadillac» (informally «Caddy», a car brand) or «catty» (mean, spiteful).