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scaredy-cat

nounmasculineinformaluncommon/mɨˈðɾikɐʃ/me·dri·cas

Definition

1

A person who is easily frightened, a coward.

Usage examples

Don't be such a scaredy-cat, the dog is friendly.
He's a real scaredy-cat when it comes to horror movies.

Common combinations

be a scaredy-catthat scaredy-cat