Word: chickenshit
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chick
en
shit
Definition: A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.
Morphemes:
Affix: chick
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A young child.
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the diminutives of certain nouns.
Affix: shit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.