Home › Words › C › caddowcaddowcaddow · noun — A jackdaw.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Old English cadāwe, probably from ċēo, ċeahhe (“chough”) + *dāwe (“jackdaw”). Compare Scottish Gaelic cadhag, cathag. Compare chough, daw.nounA jackdaw.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dawcock 76% match — A jackdaw. vs caddow →dawish 72% match — Resembling a jackdaw. vs caddow →jackdaw 72% match — A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest. vs caddow →cadew 70% match — A caddis. vs caddow →daw 69% match — A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw. vs caddow →cadbait 61% match — A caddis; the larva of a caddis fly. vs caddow →caddishly 61% match — In a caddish manner. vs caddow →cawer 61% match — One who caws, such as or like a bird. vs caddow →