"fraidy" meaning in English

See fraidy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fraidy.wav Forms: fraidier [comparative], fraidiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪdi Etymology: From afraid + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|afraid|y}} afraid + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fraidy (comparative fraidier, superlative fraidiest)
  1. (US, childish) Afraid. Tags: US, childish Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-fraidy-en-adj-UC5jfq5u Disambiguation of Fear: 55 45 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (US, childish) Cowardly. Tags: US, childish
    Sense id: en-fraidy-en-adj-0vfvOL2B Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fraidy cat

Inflected forms

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