- chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied - easily frightened
Antonyms: brave, courageous, fearless (indirect, via cowardly)
- chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
--1 is a kind of poultry
--1 is a part of chicken, Gallus gallus
--1 has parts: breast, white meat; chicken wing
--1 has particulars:broiler; capon; fryer, frier, pullet; roaster; spatchcock; hen - chicken, Gallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
--2 is a kind of domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
--2 has parts: chicken, poulet, volaille
--2 has particulars:bantam; chick, biddy; cock, rooster; capon; hen, biddy; spring chicken; Rhode Island red; Dominique, Dominick; Orpington - wimp, chicken, crybaby - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
--3 is a kind of weakling, doormat, wuss
- chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
--4 is a kind of contest, competition