English

Proper noun

Biddy

1. A diminutive of the female given name Bridget.
   • 1860/1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

     "It's my wedding-day," cried Biddy, in a burst of happiness, "and I am married to Joe!"

2. A surname of Scottish origin.

English

Noun

biddy ‎(plural biddies)

1. (pejorative) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
2. (uncommon) An attractive little girl.
3. (archaic, colloquial) An Irish maidservant.
4. (by extension, derogatory) An Irishwoman
5. A name used in calling a hen or chicken, often as "biddy-biddy-biddy".

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

   • 1915 Burgess, Thornton W., The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, Ch. XI:

     "Well, we'll see about it by and by," said Farmer Brown's boy. "There's the breakfast bell, and I haven't fed the biddies yet."

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

biddy ‎(plural biddies)

1. (US) Alternative spelling of bittie