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bid⋅dy

1  [bid-ee]
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–noun, plural -dies. Chiefly New England, South Midland, and Southern U.S.
1. a chicken.
2. a newly hatched chick.
Origin:
1595–1605; cf. Brit. dial. biddy (< ?) with same sense, usually as a call to chickens
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bid⋅dy

2  [bid-ee]
–noun, plural -dies.
1. a fussbudget, esp. a fussy old woman.
2. a female domestic servant, esp. a cleaning woman.
Origin:
1700–10; special use of Biddy, by-form of bridget
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bid·dy 1   (bĭd'ē)   
n.   pl. bid·dies
A hen; a fowl.

[Origin unknown.]
bid·dy 2   (bĭd'ē)   
n.   pl. bid·dies Slang
A woman, especially a garrulous old one.

[Nickname for Bridget.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

biddy 
"old woman," 1785; meaning "Irish maid-servant" (1861) is Amer.Eng.; both from pet form of common Irish proper name Bridget.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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