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Biddy Early — (* 1798 as Bridget Ellen Connors in Faha Montain; † 1874) was an Irish traditional healer who helped peasants. She acted against the wishes of Catholic priests and landlords and was accused of witchcraft. ChildhoodBiddy Early was born in 1798 to… … Wikipedia
Biddy Biddy Waterhole — Bild gesucht BW Geographische Lage Western Australia (Australien) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Biddy Mulligan the Pride of the Coombe — is a song most famously performed by the music hall singer and comedian Jimmy O Dea who also took on the persona of the charismatic Moore Street stall holder. [Harte, Frank, Songs of Dublin , (ed.), 1978, Gilbert Dalton, Dublin and 1993, Ossian… … Wikipedia
Biddy — is a given name, and may refer to:* Biddy Anderson (1874 1926), South African cricketer * Biddy Baxter (21st century), English television producer * Biddy Early (1798 1874), Irish traditional healer * Biddy Mason (1818 1891), African American… … Wikipedia
Biddy Early — (* 1798 als Bridget Ellen Connors in Faha Montain; † 1874) war eine traditionelle irische Heilerin, die der Hexerei beschuldigt wurde. Kindheit Biddy Early sprach Irisch und Englisch. Sie lernte von ihrer Mutter Rezepte für sichere Heilmittel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Biddy — f Irish and English: pet form of BRIDE (SEE Bride) or BRIDGET (SEE Bridget). It was formerly quite common, but is now seldom used outside Ireland, partly perhaps because the informal expression ‘an old biddy’ in English has come to denote a… … First names dictionary
biddy — old woman, 1785; meaning Irish maid servant (1861) is Amer.Eng.; both from Biddy, pet form of common Irish proper name BRIDGET (Cf. Bridget) … Etymology dictionary
biddy — [bid′ē] n. pl. biddies [< ?] 1. a chicken or chick; esp., a hen 2. Informal a woman; esp., an elderly woman (usually old biddy) regarded contemptuously as annoying, gossipy, etc … English World dictionary
Biddy — Bid dy, n. [Etymology uncertain.] A name used in calling a hen or chicken. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biddy — Bid dy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.] An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biddy — ► NOUN (pl. biddies) informal ▪ a woman, especially an old one. ORIGIN originally denoting a chicken: of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
