fraidy
Scared of everything
Fraidy is informal, usually childish speech for afraid or scared: Don't be such a fraidy-cat.
The word appears almost exclusively in the compound *fraidy-cat*, meaning a timid or cowardly person.
Adults use it playfully or mockingly rather than seriously.
childish
Overly timid person
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- wimpTimid, feeble person
- babyVery young child
- crybabyHabitual complainer who weeps
wuss · coward · yellow-belly · sissy · pansy · timid · jumpy · frightened
playful
Playful, mild ridicule
- tauntInsulting provocation
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- ghost storiesTales of the supernatural
horror movie · jump scare · boo · spooky · Halloween · campfire · sleepover · pillow fort
scaredy-cat
Overly timid person
crybaby · wuss · coward · yellow-belly · sissy · pansy · timid · jumpy · frightened · skittish
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
- tauntInsulting provocation
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
ghost stories · horror movie · jump scare · boo · spooky · Halloween · campfire · sleepover · pillow fort · nightlight