biddy

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• /ˈbɪdi/
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Derived from Biddy, diminutive form of Bridget. It became a generic name for an Irish maid (US), and then for an old woman.

From the phrase "tig biddies", derived from "big tiddies".

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: ježibaba — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• French: rombière — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• German: alte Schachtel — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• German: alte Klatschtante — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Hungarian: nyanya — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Romanian: babă — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Russian: ста́рая спле́тница (stáraja splétnica) — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Spanish: vieja chismosa — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Spanish: dama chismosa — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Spanish: cotilla — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Spanish: cotillera — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Spanish: chismosa — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Swedish: skvallerkärring — a woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody
• Hungarian: pipi — an attractive little girl
• Russian: мила́шка (miláška) — an attractive little girl
• Russian: цы́почка (cýpočka) — an attractive little girl
• French: petit — a name used in calling a hen or chicken
• Hungarian: pipi — a name used in calling a hen or chicken
• Russian: цы́па (cýpa) — a name used in calling a hen or chicken