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
Baillif	['beilif]
Penney	['peni:]
Hayate	hah-yah-te	Japanese
Kaolin	-	English (Rare)
Ezechiel	-	Biblical Latin
Cerys	-	Welsh