biddie
6.9
A young chicken kept on a farm
- noun
- /ˈbɪdi/
- Archaic
:
pollito
- The farmer showed the children a newly hatched biddie in the barn.
Examples
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Every spring, dozens of biddies run around the farmyard.
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Look at that little biddie pecking at the ground.
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She gently placed the lost biddie back with its mother.
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The farmer has several biddies in the coop.
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The farmer showed the children a newly hatched biddie in the barn.
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Look at that little biddie pecking at the ground.
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She gently placed the lost biddie back with its mother.
Synonyms
1
8.6
A young hen less than a year old that is not fully grown
refers to young birds generally, not only female ones
9.0
A very young chicken
is used more for birds kept on farms rather than in general
7.7
A young chicken that is small enough to cook whole by frying
is used for young birds kept on farms rather than those for cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
Biddie for a young chicken probably comes from the same idea as bird or birdie, meaning a 'small bird', so it helps to think of a tiny, fluffy bird when you hear this word.