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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(endearing) A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared..
I don't care — I wouldn't be such a scaredy-cat for anything.
Oh, yes, do let's dance together—it's so nice to meet a man who isn't a scaredy-cat about catching my beri-beri.
Use scaredy-cat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scaredy-cat means (endearing) A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared..
Common synonyms include fraidy cat, scaredy pants, bottler, caitiff.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I don't care — I wouldn't be such a scaredy-cat for anything.
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