Caddy vs Candy - What's the difference?
caddy | candy |
(golf) One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
(golf) To serve as a caddy , carrying golf clubs etc.
A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in.
(uncountable, chiefly, US) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
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(countable, chiefly, US) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
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(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.
To have sugar crystals form in or on.
To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form or mass.
(obsolete) a unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
As a noun caddy
is (us|informal) a cadillac car.As a proper noun candy is
a pet form of the female given name candace or candice.caddy
English
Alternative forms
* caddieEtymology 1
From (etyl) '', from the (etyl) ''cadet .Noun
(caddies)- "Caddy , pass me my five iron."
Verb
- I was honored to caddy for Tiger Woods at a charity golf game.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) kati .Noun
(caddies)Derived terms
* tea caddyReferences
* * ----candy
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sucre candi ("candy sugar"), from (etyl) .Noun
Synonyms
* (confection) confectionery, sweets (British), lollies (Australia), sugar candy (US) * (piece of candy) sweet (British), lolly (Australia)Derived terms
* arm candy * bee candy * brain candy * candy ass * candy cane * candy floss * candy man * candy store * candy stripe * candy striper * cotton candy * ear candy * eye candy * hard candy * like taking candy from a baby * nose candy * rock candy * sugar candyVerb
- Fruits preserved in sugar candy after a time.