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fraid⋅y-cat
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ˈfreɪ
diˌkæt
/
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-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
(aph. form of
afraid
) +
-y
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fraidy-cat
"coward," c.1910 slang, from child's pronunciation of
afraid
+
cat
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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