Chicken and Nebbish

Chicken

Chicken noun - A person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.

Nebbish and chicken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nebbish" instead a noun "Chicken".

Nearby Words: chick, chickening, chickened

Nebbish

Nebbish noun - (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton.
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Chicken and nebbish are semantically related. You can use "Chicken" instead a noun "Nebbish".
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