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
SlavĚNa	-	Czech
Mirche	-	Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Kustaa	KOOS-tah:	Finnish
Mcknight	[mək'nait]
Cumhur	-	Turkish
Esra	-	Turkish