Biddy


a chicken.
a newly hatched chick.
a fussbudget, especially a fussy old woman.
a female domestic servant, especially a cleaning woman.
historical examples

mrs. geoffrey d-ch-ss
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson
the spirit of sweetw-ter hamlin garland
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson
the young berringtons w.h.g. kingston
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson
all on the irish sh-r- e. somerville and martin ross
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson
it happened in egypt c. n. williamson

noun (pl) -dies
a dialect word for chicken, hen
noun (pl) -dies
(informal, offensive) a woman, esp an old gossipy or interfering one
n.

a woman, esp an old shrewish woman •nearly always with ”old”: charley had met an old biddy named zoe winthrop (late 1700s+)
chick (1780s+)

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