chick

noun

ˈchik How to pronounce chick (audio)
Synonyms of chicknext
1
a
: a domestic chicken
especially : one newly hatched
b
: the young of any bird
2
: child
3
informal + sometimes offensive : girl, woman

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a mother hen and her chicks those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them
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In 2025, the duo gained further attention after welcoming three chicks, one of which died in a winter storm. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The pair has acted a foster parents to many chicks at the aquarium during their decades together. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026 During the 1982-1983 El Niño, sea birds on Christmas Island abandoned chicks to search for food and fur seal and sea lions were starving in Peru. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Burberry, taking a similar approach, cast brand ambassadors Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Kangle as two strangers who bond over their love of music at a record store — a chick-flick as old as time. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chick

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chyke, alteration of chiken

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of chick was in the 15th century

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chick

noun
ˈchik How to pronounce chick (audio)
1
a
: chicken entry 1 sense 1
especially : one newly hatched
b
: the young of any bird
2
informal, sometimes offensive : girl sense 1b, woman sense 1

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