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Definition of afraid of a person's shadow
afraid of (one's) shadow
adjective
- skittish.
My little boy is afraid of his own shadow, but I'm hoping he'll grow out of it.
- See more words with the same meaning: afraid, scared.
Last edited on Aug 18 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'afraid, scared': | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: to be nervous or afraid. | |
| Definitions include: nervous. | |
| Definitions include: shaken up, flustered. Also shooked. | |
| Definitions include: nervousness. | |
| Definitions include: a scared person. | |
| Definitions include: see cold feet. | |
| Definitions include: a coward. | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: to not go through with a plan because of fear. | |
| Definitions include: the inability to urinate in the presence of others. | |
| Definitions include: feeble. | |
| Definitions include: scared. | |
| Definitions include: "scared". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "fear of missing out". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence. | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: an amount of violence. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
Other terms relating to 'shadow': | |
| Definitions include: the darkening of mens' faces late in the day due to hair growth after prior shaving. | |
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