tammy
/ˈtæmi//ˈtami/
tammy noun: a kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc. Also the alternative form of tamis.
Noun (1)
tammy (countable and uncountable, plural tammies)
Verb
tammy (third-person singular simple present tammies, present participle tammying, simple past and past participle tammied)
- To strain through a tammy.
Noun (2)
tammy (plural tammies)
- A tam o’shanter hat.
Proper noun capitalized: Tammy
Tammy
- A female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s.
- Wish I knew if he knew
What I'm dreaming of
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love.1957, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Tammy (song) - “We are devastated by the tragedy that unfolded Sunday evening in Waukesha,” the statement read. “It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Tammy Durand, wife of our Executive Chairman Dave Durand. Tammy was an integral part of our family who will be missed...2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut...
- Wish I knew if he knew
Also used as
tammy is also the alternative form of tamis.
tammy meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
tammy in Hindi
- टैमी
tammy in Marathi
- टॅमी, टॅमीला
tammy in Urdu
- تمی
tammy in Bengali
- টাম্মি, ট্যামি, তামির কাছে
More languagesFewer languages
- tammy in Telugu
- తమ్మీ, టమ్మీకి
- tammy in Malayalam
- ടമ്മി, ടമ്മിക്ക്, ടമ്മിയിലേക്ക്
- tammy in Kannada
- ಟಮ್ಮಿ, ಟಮ್ಮಿಗೆ
- tammy in Punjabi
- ਟੈਮੀ, ਟਮੀ
- tammy in Gujarati
- ટેમી, ટમી
- tammy in Nepali
- टम्मी, टामीलाई, तम्मीलाई
Forms of tammy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tammies |
| alternative form | tamin |
| alternative form | tamine |
| alternative form | taminy |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tammies |
| present participle | tammying |
| past participle | tammied |
| past | tammied |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Tammi |
| alternative form | Tammie |
Origin of tammy
Uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it is unclear in which direction).
From French tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
Ellipsis of tammy shanter.
Words that rhyme with tammy
Questions about tammy
- What does tammy mean?
- Tammy means a kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
- What is tammy in Hindi?
- Tammy in Hindi is टैमी. See Tammy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tammy?
- Tammy can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tammy?
- Tammy is pronounced /ˈtami/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tammy?
- The plural of tammy is tammies.
Words near tammy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tammy (page history and authors); Tammy (page history and authors); tammy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tammy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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