scaredy pants
One who cowers
Scaredy pants is a playful term for someone who is easily frightened or overly timid, used especially by or to children: Don't be such a scaredy pants—it's just a spider.
The variant scaredy-cat is more common.
Both are gentle teasing rather than genuine insults.
- fearfulFull of fright
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
- chicken outWithdraw due to fear
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
chicken-hearted · skittish · yellow-bellied · lily-livered · afraid · wimp · timid · anxious · nervous · big baby · cold feet · shy · dread · risk-averse · weak knees · phobias · mousy · namby-pamby
courage and fearlessness
scaredy pantsdaredevil
Reckless risk-taker
brave soul · thrill-seeker · adrenaline junkie · risk-taker · tough guy
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