Tim

T1I1M3
/tɪm/[tʰɪm]

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given names Timothy and Timon (rare).

Similar
TiMT-I-MT.I.M.
Very commonScrabble 5

Meanings

Tim1

proper nounTim (plural Tims)

plural Tims

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Timothy and Timon (rare).

    Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan is stepping down effective immediately as the bank struggles to overcome a litany of scandals.

    2019 March 28, Matt Egan, “Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down suddenly”, in CNN Business
    2 more examples

    “Did you say Tim Donohue? I’m Tim Donohue,” my Tim said. […] It now occurred to me that the two Tims had been neighbors.

    2011 January 27, Laura Berning, “I Call Your/His Name”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2013

    On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

    2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN
nounTim (plural Tims)

plural Tims

  1. IrelandUKderogatoryslangA Catholic.
  2. slangball gamesA supporter of the Scottish football team Celtic F.C..

TIM2

proper noun

TIM3

nounTIM (countable and uncountable, plural TIMs)

plural TIMs

  1. abbreviationcountablederogatoryinitialismoffensiveuncountableInitialism of trans-identified male, referring to a trans woman.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of time interval meter.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of triosephosphateisomerase.
  4. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of time-in-minutes.

    Synonyms: TiM, T-I-M, T-i-M, T.I.M.

  5. countableuncountablebiologyTranslocon on Inner cellular Membrane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbbreviation of time-in-minutes.

Similar
TiMT-I-MT-i-MT.I.M.
Also see

Origin

TIM · proper noun

The service was originally reached in major cities by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telephone.

Full word history & related roots →

TIM · noun

Abbreviation. In the sense "trans-identified male", when applied to trans women by transphobes, perhaps influenced by the name Tim.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tim

All rhymes →

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Tim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim

MLA

“Tim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tim.

Source: Tim on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.