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.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• biddies
  plural

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

Long-serving Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter, who turned the children's show into a television institution, has died at the age of 92.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

So is Biddy Mason, the former slave who made herself free, then became a philanthropist and one of the richest property owners in town.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

“Now is the time to end this historic program that inadvertently limits educational opportunity by granting a preference to those whose parents are graduates of the college,” said Amherst President Biddy Martin.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

“We are doing what we’re doing because we can, and because we should,” Biddy Martin, the college’s president, said.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

“Amen! And God knows I do!” echoed Biddy.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens