Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paddy
3 senses of paddy
Sense 1
Paddy, Mick, Mickey -- ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent)
=> Irishman -- (a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland)
Sense 2
paddy, paddy field, rice paddy -- (an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown)
=> field -- (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat")
Sense 3
paddy -- (rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field)
=> rice -- (grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished)