Question: is biddy the same age as pip?
Answer: It just turns out that some people (Pip) were so wrapped up in other people (Estella) that they could not see this. The reader is introduced to Biddy as an unkempt but very sharp and witty girl. ... ' She was an orphan, like Pip, and they are about the same age. Biddy runs the general store, and does so very well.