patty

name

1. A unisex given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

   “"That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.”

3. (rare)A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
4. (rare)A surname.

noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, US)A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.

   “The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.”

2. (Jamaica)A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
3. (England)A foolish or stupid person.

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of patté.

   “a cross patty”