biddy
biddy
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- (informal)a woman, especially an elderly one, regarded as annoying or interfering
(非正式)婆娘（尤指令人恼火、爱管闲事的老太婆）
the old biddies were muttering in his direction.
那些老婆娘们朝着他那个方向窃窃私语。
- early 17th cent. (originally denoting a chicken): of unknown origin; probably influenced by the use of biddy denoting an Irish maidservant, from Biddy, pet form of the given name Bridget
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