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😱 Easily scared 😱 A timid person
fraidy

fraidy

1 9.9
A person who is easily frightened
  • noun
  • /ˈfreɪdi/
  • Informal
translation icon : cobarde
  • Now what are we going to do, Mr. Fraidy Cat?
  • fraidy cat

Examples

  • Fraidy boy.

    Desperation (2006)

  • - Fraidy-cat!

    The Blue Bird (1940)

  • Fraidy-cat.

    The Fortune (1975)

  • He's such a fraidy-cat that he won't even watch scary movies.

  • When the thunderstorm started, the fraidy-cat hid under the bed.

  • My little brother is a fraidy-cat; he screams at the slightest noise.

Synonyms

chicken
vsfraidy
  • Offensive
301 8.4

A person who is easily frightened and not brave

is milder and less insulting when calling someone timid
jessie
vsfraidy
  • UK
141 9.9

A person who is too easily frightened to try new things

is the casual term used across varieties without regional note
fraidy-cat
vsfraidy
  • Informal
3 8.1

A person who gets scared easily

is the general informal term for anyone easily frightened
milquetoast
vsfraidy
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who is very shy and does not speak up

means timid in personality but stresses lack of boldness not fearfulness
flincher
vsfraidy
1 8.0

A person who pulls back because they are afraid or uncomfortable

refers to being easily frightened as a general characteristic not just reflex
wuzzy
vsfraidy
  • Informal
9.9

A person who is easily frightened and not brave

is a broader informal word for being easily frightened without gentle tone
fearer
vsfraidy
7.4

A person who often feels scared of things like heights or crowds

is an informal label describing timidity rather than merely feeling fear

Compounds

fraidy-cat
  • Informal
3 8.1

A person who gets scared easily

How Timid

coward
  • Offensive
584 2.3
fraidy
  • Informal
1 9.9
fraidy-cat
  • Informal
3 8.1

Surface Forms

fraidy singular
fraidies plural

Morphology

fraidy = afraid (semi-transparent) = afraid + y

Derived from 'afraid' with the familiar '-y' nominal/adjectival conversion; the informal clipped form without the initial 'a' may be unexpected for learners.

Etymology

Fraidy as a noun comes from the same short form of afraid and is used like in fraidy-cat to name someone who is 'timid'. So as a noun, fraidy means 'a person who is easily frightened'.