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biddy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɪdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bid′ē)

Inflections of 'biddy' (n): npl: biddies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bid•dy2 /ˈbɪdi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -dies. 
  1. a fussy old woman.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bid•dy1  (bid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. [Chiefly New England, South Midland, and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsa chicken.
  2. Dialect Termsa newly hatched chick.
  • ?) with same sense, usually as a call to chickens
  • compare Brit. dialect, dialectal biddy (1595–1605

bid•dy2  (bid′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. 
  1. a fussbudget, esp. a fussy old woman.
  2. a female domestic servant, esp. a cleaning woman.
  • special use of Biddy, by-form of bridget 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
biddy /ˈbɪdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)
  1. a dialect word for chicken, hen
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps imitative of calling chickens
biddy /ˈbɪdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)
  1. informal derogatory a woman, esp an old gossipy or interfering one
Etymology: 18th Century: from pet form of Bridget
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