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Timothy (name)
WordNet
noun
(1) A grass grown for hay
(2) A disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
(3) Grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
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Etymology
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Proper noun
- Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy), epistles to Timothy.
- A companion of Paul.
- of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
Quotations
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- Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 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.