A child's term for a timid or fearful person, often used as a taunt when addressed to another child.
Example sentencesExamples
He was still very much a fraidy cat though and if anyone came to the door he disappeared very quickly.
‘I'm just being a fraidy cat again,’ she confessed softly.
While it makes sense not to be fraidy cats, you should also keep in mind that there are pitfalls of not acknowledging potential dangers.
You could probably make the argument that she was a brave gallerist, exhibiting artists and art that other galleries were too fraidy cat to exhibit themselves, but then again maybe not.
They can say I'm bad, say I'm crazy but they can't say I'm a fraidy cat.
Definition of fraidy cat in US English:
fraidy cat
nounˈfrādē ˌkat
A child's term for a timid or fearful person, often used as a taunt when addressed to another child.
Example sentencesExamples
They can say I'm bad, say I'm crazy but they can't say I'm a fraidy cat.
You could probably make the argument that she was a brave gallerist, exhibiting artists and art that other galleries were too fraidy cat to exhibit themselves, but then again maybe not.
While it makes sense not to be fraidy cats, you should also keep in mind that there are pitfalls of not acknowledging potential dangers.
‘I'm just being a fraidy cat again,’ she confessed softly.
He was still very much a fraidy cat though and if anyone came to the door he disappeared very quickly.