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chicken liver

NOUN
coward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wimp
STRONG
alarmist baby chicken craven cur dastard deserter invertebrate jellyfish malingerer mouse pessimist poltroon quitter rabbit recreant shirker skulker sneak weakling
WEAK
chickenheart faint-of-heart faintheart fraidy-cat gutless wonder lily liver scaredy-cat shirk white liver yellowbelly
Antonyms
WEAK
aggressor hero
NOUN
milksop
Synonyms
STRONG
baby chicken jellyfish namby-pamby pansy pantywaist quitter sissy weakling wimp wuss
WEAK
chickenheart cry-baby fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly
NOUN
namby-pamby
Synonyms
STRONG
baby chicken coward jellyfish milksop pantywaist sissy weakling wimp wuss
WEAK
chickenheart cry-baby fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy quitter scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly
NOUN
wimp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coward crybaby pushover
STRONG
baby chicken featherweight jellyfish loser milksop namby-pamby pansy pantywaist schlemiel sissy wuss
WEAK
chickenheart cream puff fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly
NOUN
yellow streak
Synonyms
WEAK
cold feet faint heart gutlessness weak knees white feather

Example Sentences

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She suggests foods which contain absorbable iron like red meat, chicken, liver and fish.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

My black cherry love came full circle a few weeks ago when I had the most superb Amarena cherries alongside a chicken liver mousse.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

Many order the meatballs, chicken liver pâté and the fresh cavatelli pasta with hazelnut pesto and pecorino to pair with an Italian wine.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

As people enjoyed their pork chops and chopped chicken liver, would longtime Glassell residents have another perspective?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

When I was done, he looked so handsome and smelled so good that Bertha kept making a fuss over him and running back into the house to get him another chicken liver.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor