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chick (c̸hik)

noun

  1. a young chicken
  2. any young bird
  3. Now Rare a child: term of endearment
  4. ☆ Slang a young woman

Etymology: ME chike, var. of chiken, chicken

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chick Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fledge: The parent birds are normally in attendance to the fledged chicks at all times.

Preposition: in

  • brood: Originally ringed as the older chick in a brood of two in a nest near Llanybydder in June 1997.

Adjective modifier

  • day-old: There is a big demand for day-old chicks during April.

Modifies a noun

  • pea: Karen's research is concentrated on the chick pea plant, which is a staple of the Indian diet.

Noun used with modifier

  • dixie: Be the finalists the dixie chicks off quick reasons.
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