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CHICKEN
chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied
(adjective) easily frightened
chicken, Gallus gallus
(noun) a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
chicken
(noun) a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
chicken, poulet, volaille
(noun) the flesh of a chicken used for food
wimp, chicken, crybaby
(noun) a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Chicken
A census-designated place in Alaska.
Anagrams
• check in, check-in, checkin', in check
Etymology 1
Noun
chicken (countable and uncountable, plural chickens)
(countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
The young of any bird; a chick.
(countable, slang) A coward.
(countable, slang) A young or inexperienced person.
(countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
The game of dare.
A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
Synonyms
• (bird): biddy, chook (Australia, NZ)
• (coward): see coward
• (young inexperienced person): spring chicken
• (young, attractive, slim man): twink
Hyponyms
• (bird): cock, cockerel, rooster (male), hen (female), chick (young), broiler (suitable as food)
Adjective
chicken (comparative more chicken, superlative most chicken)
(informal) Cowardly.
Etymology 2
Verb
chicken (third-person singular simple present chickens, present participle chickening, simple past and past participle chickened)
(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
Etymology 3
Noun
chicken
(UK dialectal or obsolete) plural of chick
Anagrams
• check in, check-in, checkin', in check
Source: Wiktionary
Chick"en, n. Etym: [AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock; akin to LG. kiken, küken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G. küchkein. See Cock the animal.]
1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden. "Stella is no chicken." Swift. Chicken cholera, a contagious disease of fowls; - - so called because first studied during the prevalence of a cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true cholera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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