Usually means: Fearful person avoiding risky situations.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word scaredy cat:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. scaredy-cat: Merriam-Webster
  2. scaredy-cat: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. scaredy-cat: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. scaredy-cat, scaredy-cat: Collins English Dictionary
  5. scaredy-cat: Wordnik
  6. scaredy cat: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. scaredy-cat, scaredy cat: Wiktionary
  8. scaredy-cat: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. scaredy-cat: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. scaredy-cat, scaredy cat: Dictionary.com
  11. Scaredy Cat (audio drama), Scaredy Cat: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. scaredy-cat, scaredy cat: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. scaredy cat (n.): Cats

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. scaredy-cat: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. scaredy-cat, scaredy cat: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Scaredy cat)

noun:  (endearing) Alternative form of scaredy-cat (“coward”) [(endearing) A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.]

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