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scaredy cat

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  • noun childish A coward.

Etymologies

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scared +‎ -y +‎ cat

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synonyms (20)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Milquetoast
  2. baby
  3. big baby
  4. chicken
  5. chicken liver
  6. coward
  7. fraid-cat
  8. fraidy-cat
  9. funk
  10. funker
  11. invertebrate
  12. jellyfish
  13. lily liver
  14. milksop
  15. mouse
  16. sissy
  17. weak sister
  18. weakling
  19. white feather
  20. white liver

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  • treeseed commented on the word scaredy cat

    (also known as fraidy cat), from scared + cat, is a slang term for a person who is very skittish or fearful.

    February 4, 2008