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biddy

/ˈbɪdi/

biddy noun: a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. Also the alternative spelling of bitty.

Noun (1)

biddy (plural biddies)

  1. (derogatory) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
    • That Mich. drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's bitty aunt.1974 January 18, Lou Sullivan, Diary
    • After working a 65 hour week, men would spend their whole paycheck in saloons, drink the whole weekend, and ignore the needs of their families. The overwhelming participation of women in the [temperance] movement was prompted by motives of self preservation […] It is no accident that male...1978 December 23, Michael Bronski, “Notes and Thoughts by One Gay Man on Pornography and Censorship”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 22, page 11
  2. (uncommon) An attractive girl.
  3. (archaic, colloquial) An Irish maidservant.
  4. (broadly, derogatory) An Irishwoman.
  5. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".
    • Ay, biddy, come with me.c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3, scene 4, line 115
    • "Well, we'll see about it by and by," said Farmer Brown's boy. "There's the breakfast bell, and I haven't fed the biddies yet."1915, Thornton W. Burgess, chapter XI, in The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company

Noun (2)

biddy (plural biddies)

  1. (Internet, in plural) Breasts.
    • It ain't like you ain't never seen these tig ole biddies before.2005 Rejected: You Never Know What You're Gonna Get - Page 29

Proper noun capitalized: Biddy

Biddy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Bridget.
    • "Was I absurd?" said Biddy, quietly raising her eyebrows; "I am sorry for that; I didn't mean to be. I only want you to do well, and to be comfortable."1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter XVII, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 273
  2. A surname of Scottish origin.

Also used as

biddy is also the alternative spelling of bitty.

Forms of biddy

Noun
pluralbiddies
Adjective
comparativemore biddy
superlativemost biddy

Origin of biddy

Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.

From the phrase "tig biddies", derived from "big tiddies".

Words formed from biddy

Words that rhyme with biddy

Questions about biddy

What does biddy mean?
Biddy means a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
What part of speech is biddy?
Biddy can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce biddy?
Biddy is pronounced /ˈbɪdi/.
What is the plural of biddy?
The plural of biddy is biddies.

Words near biddy in the dictionary

  1. Biddlecombe
  2. Biddlecombes
  3. Biddles
  4. Biddon
  5. Biddulph
  6. biddy
  7. biddy-bid
  8. biddy-biddy
  9. bide
  10. bide one's time
  11. bide tryst

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