/ Dictionary / Index C chicken-hearted: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chick•en-heart•ed Pronunciation: (chik'un här'tid), [key] — adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chicken-hearted (Thesaurus) chicken hawk chicken Kiev Related Content Daily Word Quiz: topography Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language