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Biddy — is a given name, and may refer to:* Biddy Anderson (1874 1926), South African cricketer * Biddy Baxter (21st century), English television producer * Biddy Early (1798 1874), Irish traditional healer * Biddy Mason (1818 1891), African American… … Wikipedia
biddy — old woman, 1785; meaning Irish maid servant (1861) is Amer.Eng.; both from Biddy, pet form of common Irish proper name BRIDGET (Cf. Bridget) … Etymology dictionary
biddy — [bid′ē] n. pl. biddies [< ?] 1. a chicken or chick; esp., a hen 2. Informal a woman; esp., an elderly woman (usually old biddy) regarded contemptuously as annoying, gossipy, etc … English World dictionary
Biddy — Bid dy, n. [Etymology uncertain.] A name used in calling a hen or chicken. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biddy — Bid dy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.] An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biddy — ► NOUN (pl. biddies) informal ▪ a woman, especially an old one. ORIGIN originally denoting a chicken: of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
biddy — One might in modern English hear a reference to a ‘biddy’, especially an ‘old biddy’, meaning a woman, but as a vocative the word is almost never used. What is sometimes heard, especially in Ireland, is ‘Biddy’ being used as a pet name for a… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
biddy — biddy1 /bid ee/, n., pl. biddies. Chiefly New England, South Midland, and Southern U.S. 1. a chicken. 2. a newly hatched chick. [1595 1605; cf. Brit. dial. biddy ( < ?) with same sense, usually as a call to chickens] biddy2 /bid ee/, n., pl.… … Universalium
biddy — A girl who works at a fast food restauraunt. (Originally girls who worked at Burger King.) Also see biddy for old woman. Hey, John, you shoulda seen the biddy workin cash last night at McDs … Dictionary of american slang
biddy — A girl who works at a fast food restauraunt. (Originally girls who worked at Burger King.) Also see biddy for old woman. Hey, John, you shoulda seen the biddy workin cash last night at McDs … Dictionary of american slang
