timothy

noun, plural tim·o·thies.

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

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. Abbreviation: I Tim., II Tim.
3. a male given name.

noun New Testament

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

masc. proper name, from French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos, literally “honoring God,” from time “honor, respect” + theos “god” (see Thea). n.1747, short for timothy grass (1736), American English name for “meadow cat’s-tail grass” (Phleum pratense), a native British grass introduced to the American colonies and cultivated there from c.1720, said to be so called for Timothy Hanson, who was first to cultivate it as an agricultural plant.