CHICK

chick, biddy

(noun) young bird especially of domestic fowl

dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird

(noun) informal terms for a (young) woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

chick (plural chicks or chicken)

A young bird.

Synonym: fledgling

Coordinate term: birdlet

A young chicken.

(term of endearment) A young child.

(slang, often, pejorative) A young, especially attractive, woman or teenage girl.

Synonyms: Thesaurus:girl, Thesaurus:woman

Verb

chick (third-person singular simple present chicks, present participle chicking, simple past and past participle chicked)

(obsolete) To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.

Etymology 2

Noun

chick (plural chicks)

(India, Pakistan) A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.

Synonyms

• chick-blinds

Proper noun

Chick

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Chick, v. i. Etym: [OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken.]

Definition: To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers.

Chick, n.

1. A chicken.

2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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