Biddy
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. derogatory
"1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure That Mich drag Loretta sent me about 10 pictures of her so I wouldn't think her a "decrepit old lady." But too bad—she looked like someone's biddy aunt."
- 2 Breasts. Internet, in-plural
"It ain't like you ain't never seen these tig ole biddies before."
- 3 young bird especially of domestic fowl wordnet
- 4 An attractive girl. uncommon
- 5 adult female chicken wordnet
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- 6 An Irish maidservant. archaic, colloquial
- 7 An Irishwoman. broadly, derogatory
- 8 A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".
"Ay, biddy, come with me."
- 1 Alternative spelling of bitty (“very small”). US, alt-of, alternative
"“Was it in buckets or them little biddy cans?”"
- 1 A diminutive of the female given name Bridget.
""Was I absurd?" said Biddy, quietly raising her eyebrows; "I am sorry for that; I didn't mean to be. I only want you to do well, and to be comfortable.""
- 2 A surname of Scottish origin.
Example
More examples"Tom queued behind an old biddy with a full trolley."
Etymology
Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.
From the phrase "tig biddies", derived from "big tiddies".