biddy
/ˈbɪdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.39 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
Derogatory
noun
An attractive girl.
noun
name
A diminutive of the female given name Bridget.
Example Sentences
- "That Mich. drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's bitty aunt."
- "After working a 65 hour week, men would spend their whole paycheck in saloons, drink the whole weekend, and ignore the needs of their families. The overwhelming participation of women in the [temperance] movement was prompted by motives of self preservation […] It is no accident that male historians have chosen to present these women as crazed biddies in an attempt to deny the real reason for their concern."
- "Ay, biddy, come with me."
- ""Well, we'll see about it by and by," said Farmer Brown's boy. "There's the breakfast bell, and I haven't fed the biddies yet.""
- "“Was it in buckets or them little biddy cans?”"
- "It ain't like you ain't never seen these tig ole biddies before."
Etymology
Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.
Usage
- Derogatory
- Archaic
- Colloquial
- American usage