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
Elov	E-lov	Swedish
Fotini	-	Greek
Rodrigue	-	French
Ithai	i-THAY-ie (English)	Biblical
Ganbaatar	-	Mongolian
Lyndsey	LINDZ-ee	English (Modern)