chicken-hearted

cowardly. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.

(American)

not brave These chicken-hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike.

mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ValquÍRia	-	Portuguese
Quanah	KWAH-nə (English)	Native American, Comanche
Sebastijan	-	Slovene, Croatian
Ploutarchos	-	Ancient Greek
Amparo	ahm-PAH-ro	Spanish
Manley	MAN-lee	English