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Noun: scaredy-cat
Usage: informal
  1. (childish) a coward, used to describe someone who is easily frightened or who is high-strung and easily scared

Derived forms: scaredy-cats

Type of: chicken [informal], coward

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Scardinius erythrophthalmus
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scare off
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scare the bejesus
scarecrow
scarecrowish
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scaredy-cat
scaremonger
scaremongering
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scarf
scarf bandage
scarf joint
Scarface
scarfpin
Scaridae
scarification