scaredy-cat
English
noun
Definitions
- A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.
Etymology
Affix from English scared + English cat (former derogatory term for a person).
Origin
English
cat
Gloss
former derogatory term for a person
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- KatyCat English
- anticat English
- ascared English
- bearcat English
- bobcat English
- bushcat English
- cat English
- cat burglar English
- cat train English
- cat-o'-nine-tails English
- cat-witted English
- cataholic English
- catbird English
- catblogging English
- catboy English
- catbutt English
- catcall English
- catcatcher English
- catclaw English
- catdom English
- caterwaul English
- catess English
- catface English
- catfall English
- catfight English
- catfish English
- catfit English
- catfucker English
- catgirl English
- cathair English
- cathead English
- cathole English
- cathood English
- cathouse English
- catkin English
- catkind English
- catlap English
- catless English
- catlet English
- catlicker English
- catlike English
- catling English
- catloaf English
- catlore English
- catlover English
- catly English
- catmeat English
- catmill English
- catmint English
- catnap English
- catness English
- catnip English
- catophile English
- catperson English
- catproof English
- catscratch English
- catshank English
- catshark English
- catshit English
- catsicle English
- catsitter English
- catskin English
- catslaughter English
- catslide English
- catspeak English
- catstail English
- catstep English
- catstick English
- catstitch English
- catsuit English
- catswort English
- cattail English
- cattery English
- cattish English
- catty English
- catwalk English
- catwise English
- catwoman English
- catworm English
- catwort English
- copycat English
- flat-headed cat English
- gib-cat English
- grandcat English
- he-cat English
- hellcat English
- hepcat English
- herd cats English
- housecat English
- jungle cat English
- kitling English
- kitten English
- kitty-cat English
- kleptocat English
- lolcat English
- mudcat English
- multicat English
- noncat English
- robocat English
- rusty-spotted cat English
- sabercat English
- sabrecat English
- saltcat English
- scare English
- scared English
- scaredly English
- scaredness English
- scaredy English
- scaredy cat English
- scaredy pant English
- scaredy pants English
- she-cat English
- tipcat English
- unscared English
- watchcat English
- werecat English
- wild cat English
- wildcat English
- chat French
- кот Russian
- キャット Japanese
- cat Middle English
- catto Interlingua
- cat
- catty
- scare
- catly
- catboy
- he-cat
- lolcat
- catnap
- catlet
- catlap
- noncat
- hepcat
- tipcat
- catfit
- catess
- catdom
- bobcat
- scared
- catkin
- catnip
- kitten
- mudcat
- catling
- cattery
- cathole
- wildcat
- kitling
- catlore
- cathair
- KatyCat
- catwort
- catwise
- catfall
- catkind
- cattish
- werecat
- catskin
- anticat
- gib-cat
- cathead
- catbutt
- hellcat
- copycat
- bearcat
- catmeat
- catness
- she-cat
- catless
- catworm
- catmill
- robocat
- catwalk
- scaredy
- cattail
- catlike
- catshit
- catface
- catstep
- catloaf
- catgirl
- ascared
- saltcat
- catclaw
- bushcat
- catbird
- catsuit
- catfish
- cathood
- catmint
- catcall
- multicat
- catslide
- catswort
- catshank
- sabrecat
- catsicle
- catfight
- sabercat
- housecat
- grandcat
- wild cat
- cathouse
- catproof
- watchcat
- catlover
- catstick
- catstail
- unscared
- catspeak
- scaredly
- catwoman
- catshark
- catfucker
- catsitter
- caterwaul
- cataholic
- kleptocat
- cat train
- kitty-cat
- catstitch
- herd cats
- catlicker
- catperson
- catophile
- catcatcher
- scaredness
- catscratch
- jungle cat
- cat-witted
- catblogging
- scaredy cat
- cat burglar
- catslaughter
- scaredy pant
- scaredy pants
- flat-headed cat
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- rusty-spotted cat