BIDDY
What does "BIDDY" mean?
An informal, often disparaging term for an old woman, especially one seen as fussy or interfering.
Meanings
- An elderly woman, used disparagingly to suggest she is gossipy, nosy, or annoying. The old biddies on the porch tracked every car that passed. informal
- A hen or young chicken. She scattered grain for the biddies in the yard. informal
Word origin
Of uncertain origin; possibly an imitation of a hen's clucking call used to summon chickens, later transferred to a chattering old woman; sometimes linked to the Irish woman's name Biddy (a pet form of Bridget).
Remember it
BIDDY: a fussy biddy clucks like a hen - and 'biddy' is also the word for a hen, so the double-D pecks twice.
A little poem
She clucks the news before the news is true-
a hen, a watcher, knowing me and you.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the gossiping woman keep chickens? She finally found a coop full of biddies who could out-cluck her.
What it teaches
The word we use to dismiss the watchful often hides our discomfort at being watched.
Quick facts
What does BIDDY mean?
An informal, often disparaging term for an old woman, especially one seen as fussy or interfering.
Is BIDDY a valid word?
Yes — BIDDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BIDDY?
BIDDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BIDDY come from?
Of uncertain origin; possibly an imitation of a hen's clucking call used to summon chickens, later transferred to a chattering old woman; sometimes linked to the Irish woman's name Biddy (a pet form of Bridget).
What can BIDDY teach us?
The word we use to dismiss the watchful often hides our discomfort at being watched.
How players do
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