biddy

bid·dy ¹

B0234000 (bĭd′ē)n. pl. bid·dies A hen; a fowl.

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[Origin unknown.]

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bid·dy ²

B0234000 (bĭd′ē)n. pl. bid·dies Derogatory A woman, especially an older one who is extremely talkative.

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[Nickname for Bridget.]

biddy

(ˈbɪdɪ) n, pl -dies a dialect word for chicken, hen[C17: perhaps imitative of calling chickens]

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biddy

(ˈbɪdɪ) n, pl -diesinformal offensive a woman, esp an old gossipy or interfering one[C18: from pet form of Bridget]

bid•dy¹

(ˈbɪd i)

n., pl. -dies. 1. hen. 2. a newly hatched or day-old chick. [1595–1605; compare British dial. biddy as a call to chickens]

bid•dy²

(ˈbɪd i)

n., pl. -dies. 1. a fussbudget. 2. a female domestic servant. [1700–10; generic use of the proper name Biddy, diminutive of Bridget]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	biddy - adult female chicken henGallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowlcackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawkbrood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter - a domestic hen ready to broodmother hen - a hen with chickslayer - a hen that lays eggspullet - young hen usually less than a year old
	2.	biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowlchickyoung bird - a bird that is still youngGallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

biddy

also biddie
nounSlang. An ugly, frightening old woman:beldam, crone, hag, witch.Archaic: trot.

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