chicken-hearted

cowardly. Yes, I'm a chicken-hearted softie. I never try anything too risky.

(American)

not brave These chicken-hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike.

mod. cowardly. He’s chicken-hearted, but I still love him.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Saveria	-	Italian
Vid	-	Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian
Dara (2)	-	Khmer
KadrİYe	-	Turkish
DÖLf	DULF	Limburgish
Jaden	JAY-dən	English (Modern)