biddy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bid=dy

CIDE DICTIONARY

biddy, n. [Etymology uncertain.].

 A name used in calling a hen or chicken.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

biddy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.].

 An Irish serving woman or girl.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

biddy, n. (pl. -ies) sl. derog. a woman (esp. old biddy).

Etymology

pet-form of the name Bridget

THESAURUS

biddy

Bantam, Jane, Partlet, abigail, amah, au pair girl, ayah, bag, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, bat, beldam, betweenmaid, bird, bitch, bossy, broad, broiler, brood mare, brooder, broody hen, capon, chambermaid, chanticleer, chaperon, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, companion, cook, cow, crone, dame, doe, doll, domestic fowl, drab, drake, duck, duckling, duenna, dunghill fowl, ewe, ewe lamb, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, filly, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gentlewoman, girl, gobbler, goose, gosling, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, gyp, handmaid, handmaiden, heifer, hen, hen turkey, hind, hired girl, housemaid, jenny, kitchenmaid, lady-help, lady-in-waiting, lioness, live-in maid, live-out maid, maid, maidservant, mare, minx, nanny, nanny goat, nursemaid, parlormaid, partlet, peahen, poulard, poult, poultry, pullet, roaster, roe, rooster, scullery maid, servant girl, servitress, setting hen, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, skirt, slut, soubrette, sow, spring chicken, stewing chicken, tigress, tom, tom turkey, tomato, trot, turkey, turkey gobbler, upstairs maid, vixen, waiting maid, wench, witch

ROGET THESAURUS

biddy

Servant

N servant, subject, liegeman, servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache, official, retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court, attendant, squire, usher, page, donzel, footboy, train bearer, cup bearer, waiter, lapster, butler, livery servant, lackey, footman, flunky, flunkey, valet, valet de chambre, equerry, groom, jockey, hostler, ostler, tiger, orderly, messenger, cad, gillie, herdsman, swineherd, barkeeper, bartender, bell boy, boots, boy, counterjumper, khansamah, khansaman, khitmutgar, yardman, bailiff, castellan, seneschal, chamberlain, major-domo, groom of the chambers, secretary, under secretary, assistant secretary, clerk, subsidiary, agent, subaltern, underling, understrapper, man, maid, maidservant, handmaid, confidente, lady's maid, abigail, soubrette, amah, biddy, nurse, bonne, ayah, nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid, femme de chambre, femme fille, camarista, chef de cuisine, cordon bleu, cook, scullion, Cinderella, potwalloper, maid of all work, servant of all work, laundress, bedmaker, journeyman, charwoman, bearer, chokra, gyp (Cambridge), hamal, scout (Oxford), serf, vassal, slave, negro, helot, bondsman, bondswoman, bondslave, ame damnee, odalisque, ryot, adscriptus gleboe, villian, villein, beadsman, bedesman, sizar, pensioner, pensionary, client, dependant, dependent, hanger on, satellite, parasite, led captain, protege, ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, tool, creature, badge of slavery, bonds, in the train of, in one's pay, in one's employ, at one's call, in bonds.