fraidy cat

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fraidy cat

noun fraidy cats

childish Synonym of scaredy-cat (“coward”). MURROW: Do you remember the most severe disciplinary action taken against you when you were a youngster, Mr. President? TRUMAN: Well, I was one of these fraidy cats who usually obeyed the rules and they didn't have to get after me very often.
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@misc{fraidy_cat_2026,
  title = {fraidy cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fraidy%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}