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
Fatmire	-	Albanian
Cadi	-	Welsh
Lyall	-	English (Rare)
Bulut	-	Turkish
Hananias	-	Biblical Greek
Nia (3)	-	English