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fraidy

/ˈfɹeɪdi/

fraidy adjective: afraid.

Adjective

fraidy (comparative fraidier, superlative fraidiest)

  1. (US, childish) Afraid.
  2. (US, childish) Cowardly.

Forms of fraidy

comparativefraidier
superlativefraidiest

Origin of fraidy

From afraid + -y.

Words formed from fraidy

Phrases with fraidy

Words that rhyme with fraidy

Questions about fraidy

What does fraidy mean?
Fraidy means afraid.
What part of speech is fraidy?
Fraidy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fraidy?
Fraidy is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪdi/.

Words near fraidy in the dictionary

  1. Frahm
  2. Frahms
  3. fraid
  4. fraidier
  5. fraidiest
  6. fraidy
  7. fraidy cat
  8. fraidy cats
  9. fraidy hole
  10. fraidy holes
  11. fraidy-cat

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