Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Timid
Timid as a child deserted by its nurse.
—Anonymous
Timid as a falling snowflake.
—Anonymous
Timid as a mouse.
—Anonymous
Timid voice, like a baby afraid of punishment.
—Hermann Bahr
As timid, touching and inquiring, as she who charmed the gods from the threshold of Olympus.
—Dr. John Doran
Timid as a youth can be.
—Mahabharata
Timid as a doe.
—Robert Noel
Timid as a sheep.
—Ouida
Timid as a fawn.
—William Makepeace Thackeray