scaredy cat
scaredy cat is the alternative form of scaredy-cat.
Meaning of scaredy-cat
Noun
scaredy-cat (plural scaredy-cats)
- A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.
- I don't care — I wouldn't be such a scaredy-cat for anything.1918, Florence Kiper Frank, “The Child and the Little Sister”, in The Midland, volume 4, page 61
- Synonyms:
- fraidy cat, scaredy pants, bottler, caitiff, candy-ass, candy-arse, coistril, coward, chicken, chicken liver
Forms of scaredy cat
| plural | scaredy cats |
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Origin of scaredy cat
From scared + -y + cat.
Questions about scaredy cat
- What is scaredy cat the alternative form of?
- Scaredy cat is the alternative form of scaredy-cat.
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