Biddy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A familiar name for a hen.
  • noun. An Irish female domestic; a servant-girl.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A name used in calling a hen or chicken.
  • noun. An Irish serving woman or girl.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
  • noun. an attractive little girl
  • noun. (colloquial) - An Irish maidservant.
  • noun. (derogatory) Any Irishwoman
  • noun. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddybiddybiddy".
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. young bird especially of domestic fowl
  • noun. adult female chicken
  • Word Usage
    "Of course I've heard the word biddy before, but when I hear it I think of old ladies who are a little bit cranky."
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    Biddie  Liddy  bridie  diddy  giddy  
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