# chicken-hearted

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.

## Etymology
From chicken + hearted, after chicken heart. Compare hen-hearted.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chicken-hearted