A very timid or cowardly person: “He’s ________.”
| CHICKEN | 250 |
| YELLOW | 168 |
| SHY | 140 |
| FRAIDY-CAT | 102 |
| SCARED OF HIS OWN SHADOW | 68 |
| SCAREDY-CAT | 54 |
| COWARD | 52 |
| BACKWARD | 49 |
| YELLOW-BELLIED | 35 |
| BASHFUL | 32 |
| MILQUETOAST | 29 |
| TIMID | 28 |
| SCARED | 26 |
| AFRAID OF HIS OWN SHADOW | 24 |
| SCARED OF HIS SHADOW | 19 |
| MEEK | 18 |
| SISSY | 18 |
| NR | 16 |
| SCARY | 15 |
| AFRAID | 14 |
| LILY-LIVERED | 14 |
| FRAID OF HIS OWN SHADOW | 12 |
| MOUSE | 12 |
| MOUSY | 12 |
| SCARED OF THE DARK | 12 |
| CHICKEN-HEARTED | 9 |
| SHRINKING VIOLET | 9 |
| AFRAID OF HIS SHADOW | 7 |
| CASPAR MILQUETOAST | 7 |
| COWARDLY | 7 |
| WEAKLING | 7 |
| GOT A YELLOW STREAK | 6 |
| GOT NO GUTS | 6 |
| QUIET | 6 |
| YELLOW-BELLY | 6 |
| FRAID OF HIS SHADOW | 5 |
| NO GUTS | 5 |
| RABBIT | 5 |
| SCARED-CAT | 5 |
| FRAID-CAT | 4 |
| PANTYWAIST | 4 |
| RESERVED | 4 |
| RETIRING | 4 |
| SCARECROW | 4 |
| SCARED TO DEATH | 4 |
| SCAREDY | 4 |
| SCARY-CAT | 4 |
| CHICKEN SHIT | 3 |
| CHICKEN-LIVERED | 3 |
| FAINT-HEARTED | 3 |
| FEARFUL | 3 |
| GUTLESS | 3 |
| MR. MILQUETOAST | 3 |
| RETICENT | 3 |
| SCARE-CAT | 3 |
| SHEEPISH | 3 |
| SISSIFIED | 3 |
| SKITTISH | 3 |
| SPINELESS | 3 |
| TIMID AS A MOUSE | 3 |
| TIMID PERSON | 3 |
| TIMID SOUL | 3 |
| WEAK SISTER | 3 |
| YELLOW BELLY | 3 |
| BABY | 2 |
| DOESN’T HAVE ANY NERVE | 2 |
| DOVE | 2 |
| FRAID | 2 |
| FRAID OF THE DARK | 2 |
| HEN-PECKED | 2 |
| INSECURE | 2 |
| MOMMA’S BOY | 2 |
| SCARED AS A RABBIT | 2 |
| TIMMY | 2 |
| TOO SHY | 2 |
| VERY SHY | 2 |
| VERY TIMID | 2 |
| WALLFLOWER | 2 |
| WEAK | 2 |
| WEAK-KNEED | 2 |
| WITHDRAWN | 2 |
| YELLOW-LIVERED | 2 |
| A FRAIDY | 1 |
| AFRAID OF HER OWN SHADOW | 1 |
| AFRAID OF HIS OWN GHOST | 1 |
| AFRAID TO THE DARK | 1 |
| AIN’T GOT ANY GUTS | 1 |
| AIN’T GOT MUCH NERVE | 1 |
| AIN’T GOT NO NERVE | 1 |
| ALOFT | 1 |
| AS MEEK AS A MOUSE | 1 |
| AWFUL COWARD | 1 |
| BABYISH | 1 |
| BACKBONE OF A JELLY FISH | 1 |
| BACKWARD SORT OF PERSON | 1 |
| BASHFUL BUD | 1 |
| BIG BOOB | 1 |
| BROW-BEATEN | 1 |
| BUNNY-RABBIT | 1 |
| CALF | 1 |
| CAN’T FACE UP TO THE MUSIC | 1 |
| CHICKEN CHOW MEIN | 1 |
| CHINTZY | 1 |
| CLOSE-MOUTH | 1 |
| COMPLETELY OUT OF IT | 1 |
| COWARDY CAT | 1 |
| CREAM-PUFF | 1 |
| CREEP | 1 |
| CRYBABY | 1 |
| DOCILE | 1 |
| DOESN’T HAVE ANY STAMINA | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE MUCH GUTS | 1 |
| DUDE | 1 |
| EASY-GOING KIND OF A GUY | 1 |
| EXCUSE-ME-FOR-LIVING | 1 |
| FAG | 1 |
| FAGGOT | 1 |
| FAUNTLEROY | 1 |
| FEATHER-LEGGED | 1 |
| FEMININE | 1 |
| FRAID OF SHADOWS | 1 |
| FRAID TO GO OUT | 1 |
| FRAID TO GO OUT AFTER DARK | 1 |
| FRAID TO RISK HIS OWN JUDGMENT | 1 |
| FRAID TO THE DARK | 1 |
| FRAIDY | 1 |
| FRAIDY BUG | 1 |
| FRAIDY CALF | 1 |
| GENTLE | 1 |
| GO-EASY | 1 |
| GOT A STREAK DOWN HIS BACK | 1 |
| GOT A STRIPE UP HIS BACK | 1 |
| GOT A YELLOW STREAK DOWN HIS BACK | 1 |
| GOT NO GUTS AT ALL | 1 |
| GUN-SHY | 1 |
| HAS A STREAK UP THE BACK | 1 |
| HAS A YELLOW STREAK | 1 |
| HAS NO GUTS | 1 |
| HASN’T GOT ANY GUTS | 1 |
| HE-SHE | 1 |
| HIP | 1 |
| INTROVERT | 1 |
| INTROVERTED | 1 |
| INWARD | 1 |
| JELLY FISH | 1 |
| JITTER | 1 |
| KIND OF A DOPE | 1 |
| LACKING IN SELF-CONFIDENCE | 1 |
| LACKS COURAGE | 1 |
| LIKE A BIRD | 1 |
| LIKE A LITTLE KITTEN | 1 |
| LIKE A RABBIT | 1 |
| LITTLE BUNNY | 1 |
| LITTLE MOUSE | 1 |
| LONER | 1 |
| LOST CONFINDENCE IN HIMSELF | 1 |
| MAMA’S BOY | 1 |
| MEEK AND MILD | 1 |
| MILD MANNERED | 1 |
| MILIQUANT TOAST | 1 |
| MILKY-TOAST | 1 |
| MILQUETOASTY | 1 |
| MODEST | 1 |
| MOLLYCODDLE | 1 |
| MOTHER’S BOY | 1 |
| MOTHER’S CHILD | 1 |
| MOUSE-LIKE | 1 |
| MOUSY CHARACTER | 1 |
| NAMBY-PAMBY | 1 |
| NERVOUS SORT OF FELLOW | 1 |
| NINNY | 1 |
| NO BACKBONE | 1 |
| NON-COURAGEOUS | 1 |
| ODD | 1 |
| OLD MAID | 1 |
| OVERCOME WITH FEAR | 1 |
| PECULIAR | 1 |
| PIP-SQUEAK | 1 |
| PLAIN COWARD | 1 |
| PRETTY SHY | 1 |
| PUNK | 1 |
| PUSSY-FOOT | 1 |
| QUEER | 1 |
| QUITE A COWARD | 1 |
| RABBIT BLOOD | 1 |
| REAL GREEN | 1 |
| REAL SHY | 1 |
| REALLY AFRAID | 1 |
| REGULAR COWARD | 1 |
| RETIRING PERSON | 1 |
| RUNS LIKE A YELLOW CUR | 1 |
| SAD SACK | 1 |
| SCAIRT OF HIS OWN SHADOW | 1 |
| SCAIRT TO DEATH | 1 |
| SCAIRTY-CAT | 1 |
| SCARED OF HE SHADOW | 1 |
| SCARED OF HIS OWN SELF | 1 |
| SCARED RABBIT | 1 |
| SCARED TO DEATH OF PEOPLE | 1 |
| SCAREDY WILLIAM | 1 |
| SELF-CENTERED | 1 |
| SHAME-FACED | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1 |
| SHEEP-HEARTED | 1 |
| SHEEP-LIKE | 1 |
| SHIVERS WITHIN HIMSELF | 1 |
| SHORT | 1 |
| SHRINKING | 1 |
| SHRINKING AS A LILY | 1 |
| SHRINKING KIND OF FELLOW | 1 |
| SHY AS A CHURCH MOUSE | 1 |
| SHY TIMOTHY | 1 |
| SISSY-LOOKING GUY | 1 |
| SKEERY | 1 |
| SKITTERY | 1 |
| SNEAKY | 1 |
| SO SHY | 1 |
| SOB-SISTER | 1 |
| SOFT | 1 |
| SORT OF BACKWARD | 1 |
| SORTA TETCHY | 1 |
| SPLEENY | 1 |
| STREAK OF YELLOW DOWN HIS BACK | 1 |
| “SUCH A SCARED, MOUSY-LOOKING THING” | 1 |
| TENDER-HEARTED PERSON | 1 |
| TIMOROUS | 1 |
| VERY FEARFUL | 1 |
| VERY MILD | 1 |
| WEAK-LIVERED | 1 |
| WEAK-MINDED | 1 |
| WHITE-LIVERED | 1 |
| WILLY | 1 |
| YELLOW COWARD | 1 |
| YELLOW STREAK UP HIS BACK | 1 |
| YELLOW-HEARTED | 1 |
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