a scaredy-cat



a scaredy-cat

  (informal)
someone who is frightened when there is no reason to be
Usage notes: This phrase is used especially by children.
Go on you scaredy-cat, jump in.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Neophytos-Ancient Greek
Tamaratah-MAH-rah (Russian, Spanish, Italian), tə-MAHR-ə (English), TAM-ə-rə (English)Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, S
Lael-Biblical
Shoemaker['ʃu:meikə]
Bertrandber-TRAWN (French), BUR-trənd (English)French, English, Ancient Germanic
Kazik-Polish