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fraidy cat

noun — 2 senses

fraidy cat

nounalso spelled fraidy-cat
1

Childish Synonym of scaredy-cat (“coward”).

  • MURROW: Do you remember the most severe disciplinary action taken against you when you were a youngster, Mr. President? TRUMAN: Well, I was one of these fraidy cats who usually obeyed the rules and they didn't have to get after me very often.1964, Harry S. Truman, Edward R. Murrow, 13:07 from the start, in MP66-7 Harry S. Truman Interviewed by Edward R. Murrow, February 1957 (5 of 12), Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

fraidy-cat

noun
1

Childish, Informal A coward; a person who is easily frightened.

Synonyms
scaredy-cat

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for fraidy cat and fraidy-cat.