Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A timid or fearful person.
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- noun childish A
coward .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Shortening of afraid + –y.]
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treeseed commented on the word fraidy cat
Fraidy cat, from afraid + cat, (also known as scaredy cat) is a slang term for a person who is very skittish or fearful.
February 4, 2008