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  timothy

  noun

  a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
• Timothy
  Timothy

  noun

  a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed two Epistles.

timothy

¹ American  

[tim-uh-thee] / ˈtɪm ə θi /

Or timothy grass

noun

• timothies
  plural

1. a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.

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Timothy ² American  

[tim-uh-thee] / ˈtɪm ə θi /

noun

1. a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed two Epistles.

2. either of these Epistles, I Timothy or II Timothy. I Tim., II Tim.

3. a male given name.

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Timothy British  

/ ˈtɪməθɪ /

noun

1. Saint. a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus. Feast day: Jan 26 or 22

2. either of the two books addressed to him (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy ), containing advice on pastoral matters

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• timothies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of timothy

First recorded in 1730–40; named after Timothy Hanson, American farmer who cultivated it in the early 18th century

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For one thing, guinea pigs are voracious eaters—in addition to pellets and fresh vegetables, the Humane Society instructs you to supply an unlimited supply of fresh timothy hay for them.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2023

They just kept feeding her a typical hippo diet of 20 pounds of timothy hay, five pounds of grain, and 20 pounds of produce, the magazine reported.

From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022

Currently, the only approved tablets are for allergies to dust mites, ragweed and northern pasture grasses like timothy, although more tablets are being tested in clinical studies.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

They grow carrots for seed, Kentucky bluegrass for seed, wheat for seed and timothy hay on 1,250 acres near Culver.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020

The small fields are green with alfalfa, timothy, and clover.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Incident: Newcastle thought they had taken the lead at Craven Cottage, only for the goal to be ruled out for a foul by Yoane Wissa on Timothy Castagne.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

For Timothy Snyder, the chair in modern European history at Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, Carney's outreach to Europe in response to US hostility is tactically sound.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

"While the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines contain a useful 'less-is-best' message, they provide no quantitative framework. Our study was designed to do just that across the drinking spectrum," says study co-author Timothy Naimi, M.D.,

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

AI skeptics like Timothy Casaletto are having a tough stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Then, one day at the very end of February, Mrs. Frisby’s younger son, Timothy, fell sick.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

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