biddy

¹ American  

[bid-ee] / ˈbɪd i /

noun

Chiefly New England, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

biddies plural

1. a chicken.

2. a newly hatched chick.

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biddy ² American  

[bid-ee] / ˈbɪd i /

noun

biddies plural

1. a fussbudget, especially a fussy old woman.

2. a female domestic servant, especially a cleaning woman.

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biddy ¹ British  

/ ˈbɪdɪ /

noun

1. a dialect word for chicken hen

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biddy ² British  

/ ˈbɪdɪ /

noun

1. informal a woman, esp an old gossipy or interfering one

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Usage

What does biddy mean? Biddy can refer to a nosy, old woman or attractive, young woman. Both uses can be considered offensive. Content warning: this article contains references to sexual and sexist content.

Etymology

Origin of biddy¹

1595–1605; compare British dialect biddy (< ?) with same sense, usually as a call to chickens

Origin of biddy²

1700–10; special use of Biddy, by-form of Bridget ( def. )

Example Sentences

In a society that tries to relegate older women to biddy status the moment they turn 50, they persisted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

But he’s OK with his undies smelling like pee when he doesn’t shake his biddy out enough, and he’s OK with his armpits being riper than brown bananas.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

“Good riddance, I say,” one old biddy curses the missing barmaid.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2018

Scott started volunteering 20 years ago after a friend and longtime bone biddy recruited her.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2018

I hadn’t known this until I was eight and she bought me an Easter-dyed biddy from the mercantile.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd