scaredy-cat
[
skair
-dee-kat]
/ˈskɛər diˌkæt/
noun
,
Informal.
1.
fraidy-cat
.
Origin
1930-35;
scared
+
-y
2
British Dictionary definitions for
scaredy-cat
scaredy-cat
/
ˈskɛədɪˌkæt
/
noun
1.
(
informal
) someone who is easily frightened