Addie

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proper noun

A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

Addie1

proper nounAddie (plural Addies)

plural Addies · alternative Addy · alternative Addi · alternative Addeigh

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.
  2. rareA diminutive of the male given names Adam and Adrian or other names beginning with Ad-.

Addie2

proper nounAddie (plural Addies)

plural Addies

Addie3

proper noun
  1. A place name from the diminutive or surname:

Addie4

nounAddie (countable and uncountable, plural Addies)

plural Addies · alternative Addy

  1. countableslanguncountableAdderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug.

    “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.

    2013 March 4, Roger Cohen, “The Competition Drug”, in The New York Times

ADDIE5

nounADDIE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountableeducationAcronym of analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, an instructional design framework that many instructional designers and training developers use to develop courses.

Origin

Addie · proper noun

Diminutives formed with -ie.

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Addie · proper noun

Diminutive form of the given name Adam.

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Addie · noun

From the brand name Adderall + -ie.

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APA

Addie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addie

MLA

“Addie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Addie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Addie.

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