🐟 A small haddock 🥓 A smoked haddock

haddie

9.9

A small haddock often used as a friendly name for the fish in Scotland

noun
/ˈhædi/

: haddie

Look at that little haddie swimming in the tank.

Examples

My grandmother used to call me her little haddie.
The fisherman brought in a basket of fresh haddies from the morning catch.
In the Scottish market, you can often find smoked haddie for sale.
She called the little fish a haddie as she prepared it for dinner.
The fisherman brought in a basket of fresh haddies from the morning catch.
In the Scottish market, you can often find smoked haddie for sale.
My grandmother used to call me her little haddie.

Synonyms

haddock

vshaddie

3 2.8

A fish from the North Atlantic related to cod and often eaten

is a smaller or affectionate form rather than the general edible fish

scrod

vshaddie

Archaic

2 9.5

A young cod or haddock that people cook and serve to eat

focuses on a small or fond form rather than a food-serving juvenile

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

vshaddie

Specialized

9.5

A fish from the North Atlantic like a small cod that people eat

refers to a smaller or affectionate form rather than the full species

Compounds

finnan haddie

9.9

A smoked haddock, a white fish often baked or broiled with butter

Surface Forms

haddie singular

haddies plural

Morphology

haddie = haddock (transparent) = haddock + ie

Formed from 'haddock' with the diminutive/affectionate suffix '-ie', clearly indicating a small or affectionate form.

Etymology

Haddie is a friendly Scottish name for a small haddock. The -ie ending means 'little' or 'dear', like in doggie or birdie, so it feels like a tiny or loved fish.