chick

Examples

• All

• The fish will provide much needed nourishment for her growing chicks.

  Stoker (2013)

• Experimental procedure: A total of 40-day-old chicks were reared in the experimental poultry shed of the UVAS, Lahore.

  Academic text (2015)

• When I returned on 15 January, I expected to find chicks a few weeks old.

  Academic text (2008)

• If the egg breaks or the chick dies, they often lay a second egg.

  Academic text (1999)

• One guest saw an egg and a tiny chick at the topmost peak.

  Academic text (2008)

• The penguins were particularly intriguing, as all had chicks by the time we arrived.

  Academic text (1994)

• To avoid exposing chicks to the elements, nests were not disturbed during rain.

  Academic text (2017)

• When rain falls, downy Adlie chicks can get wet and, when soaked, can become hypothermic and die.

  Academic text (2008)

• The farmer watched as the newly hatched chick took its first steps across the straw.

• Each spring, the hen clucks excitedly as her brood of little chicks follows her around the yard.

Synonyms

C

chicken

vschick

780 1.0

A bird kept on farms for eggs and meat

is the juvenile form of that domesticated species rather than the general species term

D

duckling

vschick

14 1.0

A very young duck that just hatched

is the juvenile of a different waterfowl species rather than a domestic land bird

H

hatchling

vschick

12 3.5

A very young animal that has just come out of its egg, like a bird or turtle

is used more for juvenile domestic fowl rather than any newly hatched animal

B

baby bird

vschick

11 1.0

A very young bird without enough feathers to fly or leave the nest

is used more for newly hatched domestic fowl than for nest-bound undeveloped young

F

fledgling

vschick

2 6.1

A young bird that has just learned to fly

is the earlier recently hatched stage rather than the just flying stage

C

chicky

vschick

2 8.4

A very young chicken or a small child called in a loving way

is the general neutral word rather than a pet or playful form

Y

young bird

vschick

1 1.2

A baby bird that is not yet an adult

is narrower, often for newly hatched domestic fowl rather than any immature bird

C

cockerel

vschick

• UK

1 6.3

A young male chicken less than one year old

is the general term for juvenile domestic fowl not limited by sex

P

pollo

vschick

• US

1 5.0

A young chicken, often a chick, that people raise on farms for food

is the neutral everyday term, not mainly for food or farm talk

C

chickie

vschick

• Informal

1 8.2

A very young chicken that is small and soft

is the neutral, standard word rather than the affectionate informal form

S

spring chicken

vschick

1 4.6

A young chicken that is tender and good for roasting

is the general word for juvenile birds rather than a food-focused description

B

biddy

vschick

• Informal

9.0

A very young chicken

is the common modern term rather than an old informal name

P

pea-chick

vschick

8.7

A young bird like a peacock or peahen

is the juvenile of a different ornamental species rather than a domestic farm bird

K

keet

vschick

9.9

A young bird like a parrot or guinea fowl

is the juvenile of other bird species rather than the common domestic farm bird

Compounds

C

chick flick

• Informal

9 6.2

A light romantic movie that many women enjoy

C

chick lit

• Jargon

2 7.1

Light, funny books about young women's lives and relationships

C

chick car

• Offensive

8.9

A small, cute car often thought to be for women

C

chick sexer

• Specialized

9.9

A person who looks at baby chicks to tell if they are male or female

C

chick with a dick

• Slur

9.9

An insulting slang phrase for a person who lives as a woman but has male body parts

P

pea-chick

8.7

A young bird like a peacock or peahen

How Young

egg

∞ 1.0

chick

123 1.0

young bird

1 1.2

cock

29 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology