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fraid·y-cat
/
ˈfreɪ
diˌkæt
/
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[
frey
-dee-kat
]
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noun
Informal
.
a timid, easily frightened person: often used by children.
Also called
scaredy-cat.
Origin:
1905–10;
fraid
(aphetic form of
afraid
) +
-y
1
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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fraidy-cat
"coward," c.1910 slang, from child's pronunciation of afraid + cat (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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