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biddy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun biddy has 2 senses
- biddy(n = noun.animal) hen - adult female chicken; Array is a kind of chicken, gallus gallus
- biddy(n = noun.animal) chick - young bird especially of domestic fowl; Array is a kind of young bird, chicken, gallus gallus
has particulars: cackler, brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter, mother hen, layer, pullet
CIDE DICTIONARY
biddy, n. [Etymology uncertain.].
A name used in calling a hen or chicken. Shak. [1913 Webster]
biddy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.].
An Irish serving woman or girl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
biddy, n. (pl. -ies) sl. derog. a woman (esp. old biddy).
Etymology
pet-form of the name Bridget
THESAURUS
biddy
Bantam, Jane, Partlet, abigail, amah, au pair girl, ayah, bag, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, bat, beldam, betweenmaid, bird, bitch, bossy, broad, broiler, brood mare, brooder, broody hen, capon, chambermaid, chanticleer, chaperon, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, companion, cook, cow, crone, dame, doe, doll, domestic fowl, drab, drake, duck, duckling, duenna, dunghill fowl, ewe, ewe lamb, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, filly, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gentlewoman, girl, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, gyp, handmaid, handmaiden, heifer, hen, hen turkey, hind, hired girl, housemaid, jenny, kitchenmaid, lady-help, lady-in-waiting, lioness, live-in maid, live-out maid, maid, maidservant, mare, minx, nanny, nanny goat, nursemaid, parlormaid, partlet, peahen, poulard, poult, poultry, pullet, roaster, roe, rooster, scullery maid, servant girl, servitress, setting hen, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, skirt, slut, soubrette, sow, spring chicken, stewing chicken, tigress, tom, tom turkey, tomato, trot, turkey, turkey gobbler, upstairs maid, vixen, waiting maid, wench, witchROGET THESAURUS
biddy
Servant
N servant, subject, liegeman, servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache, official, retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court, attendant, squire, usher, page, donzel, footboy, train bearer, cup bearer, waiter, lapster, butler, livery servant, lackey, footman, flunky, flunkey, valet, valet de chambre, equerry, groom, jockey, hostler, ostler, tiger, orderly, messenger, cad, gillie, herdsman, swineherd, barkeeper, bartender, bell boy, boots, boy, counterjumper, khansamah, khansaman, khitmutgar, yardman, bailiff, castellan, seneschal, chamberlain, major-domo, groom of the chambers, secretary, under secretary, assistant secretary, clerk, subsidiary, agent, subaltern, underling, understrapper, man, maid, maidservant, handmaid, confidente, lady's maid, abigail, soubrette, amah, biddy, nurse, bonne, ayah, nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid, femme de chambre, femme fille, camarista, chef de cuisine, cordon bleu, cook, scullion, Cinderella, potwalloper, maid of all work, servant of all work, laundress, bedmaker, journeyman, charwoman, bearer, chokra, gyp (Cambridge), hamal, scout (Oxford), serf, vassal, slave, negro, helot, bondsman, bondswoman, bondslave, ame damnee, odalisque, ryot, adscriptus gleboe, villian, villein, beadsman, bedesman, sizar, pensioner, pensionary, client, dependant, dependent, hanger on, satellite, parasite, led captain, protege, ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, tool, creature, badge of slavery, bonds, in the train of, in one's pay, in one's employ, at one's call, in bonds.
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