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noun
- 1. a young bird, especially one newly hatched: "the cattle egrets hatched and reared two chicks"
- 2. a young woman: informal "she's a great-looking chick"
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CHICK definition: 1. a baby bird, especially a young chicken 2. a young woman. This word is considered offensive by…. Learn more.
noun. the young of a bird, esp of a domestic fowl. slang. a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one. a young child: used as a term of endearment. Discover More. Sensitive Note. As a term used to refer to a young woman, chick is slightly dated. Originally it was perceived as insulting because of the perception that it infantilized women.
The meaning of CHICK is a domestic chicken; especially : one newly hatched. How to use chick in a sentence.
1. (Animals) the young of a bird, esp of a domestic fowl. 2. slang a girl or young woman, esp an attractive one. 3. a young child: used as a term of endearment. [C14: short for chicken] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. chick
A chick is a baby bird, especially a just-hatched chicken. Chicks are small, yellow, and fluffy. Chick can describe most young birds, from an eagle chick to a flamingo chick, or be used more generally: "Dogs aren't allowed on the beach because of the nesting seabirds and their chicks ."
Definition of chick noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(slang) A woman (especially one who is young and/or attractive). Wiktionary. Synonyms: bird. skirt. wench. dame. doll. biddy. youngster. woman.
CHICK definition: a baby bird, especially a baby chicken. Learn more.
a young bird, especially one newly hatched: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Birds chick /tʃɪk/ noun [ countable] 1 a baby bird a mother hen with her chicks 2 informal not polite a word meaning a young woman, that some people think is offensive Examples from the Corpus chick • a hen and her chicks • It must time the laying of its eggs so that its ...
