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
Mihails	-	Latvian
TighearnÁN	TEER-nawn	Irish
Maui	-	Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Gifford	['gifəd]
Solvej	-	Danish
Jonas (1)	YO-nus	Lithuanian