scaredy-cat

English - Turkish

Definition of scaredy-cat in English Turkish dictionary

Korkak kedi, korkak, tırsmış

She is too much of a scaredy cat to sleep at nights in a room alone. Geceleri bir odada yalnız başına yatamayacak kadar korkak bir kedi o(kız).

scaredy kedi

English - English

Definition of scaredy-cat in English English dictionary

A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared

(Slang) person who is or seems frightened

A coward

(Film) Scaredy Cat is a 1948 Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was the first of three Jones cartoons which placed Porky Pig and Sylvester the cat (in a rare non-speaking role as Porky's pet) in a spooky setting where only Sylvester was aware of the danger - the other two films being Claws for Alarm (1954) and Jumpin' Jupiter (1955). This was also the only entry in the trilogy in which Porky Pig does eventually realise the danger they are in

(deyim) Someone who is easily frightened

Etymology

[ 'sker-dE-"kat, 'skar- ] (noun.) 1948. scared + 1-y + cat.