"scaredy-cat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [英语]

Forms: scaredy-cats [plural]
Etymology: scared + -y + cat。
  1. 胆小鬼,容易被吓到的人
    Sense id: zh-scaredy-cat-en-noun-w-m3W2oD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scaredy cat

Alternative forms

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