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• patty
  patty

  noun

  any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked.
• Patty
  Patty

  noun

  a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.

patty

¹ American  

[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

noun

plural

patties

1. any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked.

   oyster patties.

2. a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like.

   a hamburger patty.

3. a thin, round piece, as of candy.

   peppermint patties.

4. a little pie; pasty.

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Patty ² American  

[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.

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patty British  

/ ˈpætɪ /

noun

1. a small flattened cake of minced food

2. a small pie

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Etymology

Origin of patty

First recorded in 1700–10; alteration of pâté, conformed to English words with the suffix -y ²

Example Sentences

Shell’s dealings with Cipriani began with an August 2024 meeting at litigator Patty Glaser’s Century City office.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Patty Glaser tried to calm a feud involving Paramount President Jeff Shell and gambler R.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state told reporters that she was glad that the White House took part in the meeting, but said her party and the GOP were still “a long ways apart.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Byrne has said she has a go-to phrase -- "Patty hired 24-hour security for Katie" -- when she finds herself struggling to summon the Yankee drawl.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Everybody laughed and Krystal Speed gave Patty a five, then fired off a few finger guns at Curron.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds