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peachick

peachick

1 7.7
A baby peacock or peahen that has just hatched
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːˌtʃɪk/
translation icon : pichón de pavo real
  • Look at that adorable peachick!

Examples

  • The peachick followed its mother closely through the grass.

  • It's important to provide warmth and protection for a newly hatched peachick.

  • A single peachick hatched from the eggs this morning at the sanctuary.

  • The peachick followed its mother closely.

  • The mother peafowl carefully watched over her peachick as it learned to walk.

  • A peachick emerges from its egg, covered in soft down feathers.

  • In the garden, we saw a fluffy peachick following its mother around the yard.

Synonyms

birdy
vspeachick
  • Baby Talk
21 7.9

A small bird often named by children

is a precise zoological juvenile term, not a playful label
young bird
vspeachick
1 1.2

A baby bird that is not yet an adult

is the specific juvenile term for that ornamental species
pea-chick
vspeachick
8.7

A young bird like a peacock or peahen

is the same meaning but appears without a hyphen in this form
fledgling
vspeachick
6.1

Describes a young bird that has just learned to fly

is broader, covering any juvenile stage not only flight-ready ones

How Young

egg
1.0
hatchling
12 3.5
chick
123 1.0
peachick
1 7.7
juvenile
79 3.9
adult
103 1.0

Surface Forms

peachick singular
peachicks plural

Morphology

peachick = pea + chick (semi-transparent) = pea + chick

The surface parts 'pea' + 'chick' are interpretable, but 'pea' here is actually a clipped form representing 'peafowl' (not the vegetable), which may mislead learners.

Etymology

Peachick comes from the adult bird peacock and the word chick meaning 'baby bird', so a peachick is a young peacock or peahen.