What does fraidy cat mean?

fraidy cat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

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"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."

fraidy cats (plural)

scaredy-cat

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