Meaning

noun receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

verb put (things or places) in order

adjective marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

originFrom Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

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