adj
Meaning 1
Left-handed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lefty
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɛfti/
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rhymes with -ɛfti
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 F T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Intended for left-handed use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
Examples
- The lefty scissors are the ones with the red plastic handles.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Left-wing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, especially, informal
Examples
- Lefty media
- Lefty Twitter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: woke
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
One who is left-handed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: left-hander, southpaw, leftie
Antonyms: righty, rightie
noun
Meaning 5
One who has left-wing political views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: leftist, left-winger, leftie
Antonyms: righty, rightie
noun
Meaning 6
One's left testicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Examples
- I'll bet my lefty he won't show up for work today.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
One's left hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander, lefthander, southpaw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pitcher, hurler, twirler
noun
Meaning 9
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- their pitcher was a southpaw
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: left-hander, southpaw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lefty From left + -y (adjectival suffix).
Etymology tree English left Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lefty From left + -y (nominal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vassari — one who has left-wing political views
- French: gaucho — one who has left-wing political views
- Hebrew: שְׂמָאלִי (smalí) — one who has left-wing political views
- Hebrew: שְׂמֹאלָנִי (smolaní) — one who has left-wing political views
- Russian: лева́к (levák) — one who has left-wing political views
- Russian: лева́чка (leváčka) — one who has left-wing political views