Tim·o·thy (t?m??-th?)n. See Table at Bible.Timothy, Saint First century ad. Christian leader and companion of Saint Paul. Two epistles of the New Testament, ascribed to Paul, are addressed to him.tim·o·thy (t?m??-th?)n. pl. tim·o·thies Any of several grasses of the genus Phleum, especially P. pratense, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, which has a dense cylindrical inflorescence of compressed, one-flowered spikelets and is widely cultivated for hay.[Probably after Timothy Hanson, an 18th-century American farmer.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Timothy (?t?m???) n1. (Biography) Saint. a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus. Feast day: Jan 26 or 222. (Bible) 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 mattersCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014tim?o?thy (?t?m ? ?i) n., pl. -thies. a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes: used as fodder. [1730?40; after Timothy Hanson, American farmer who cultivated it in the early 18th century] Tim?o?thy (?t?m ? ?i) n. 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. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.