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
Juliya	YOO-lee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Nikola (2)	NEE-ko-lah (German)	German, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Heilyn	-	Welsh
Kerrie	KER-ee	English
Lalit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Veer	VI:R	Dutch, Limburgish