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chick Definition

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

chick Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fledge: The parent birds are normally in attendance to the fledged chicks at all times.
  • hatch: You can watch the birds cozy up with their eggs or coddle their newly hatched chicks.

Preposition: in

  • brood: Originally ringed as the older chick in a brood of two in a nest near Llanybydder in June 1997.
  • nest: They were able to see the mother feeding a young chick in the nest which was truly wonderful.

Adjective modifier

  • day-old: There is a big demand for day-old chicks during April.
  • fluffy: You could make make your own cards in the shape of Easter eggs or fluffy yellow chicks.
  • foxy: Foxy Chicks Hen Nights Europe Organize your stag party with red seven, the world's leading hen & stag company.
  • downy: Within one hour we found a pair of Brasilian Mergansers with at least five downy chicks!
  • cute: Fuller figure, plain face, this perfect pair my saving grace Help needed to turn egg shape into cute little chick!
  • blond: While I'm here I may as well embarrass the blond chick by linking to her new blog.

Modifies a noun

  • pea: Karen's research is concentrated on the chick pea plant, which is a staple of the Indian diet.
  • flick: Origin The use of ' chick flick ' to describe the films with appeal to women began in the early 1990s.
  • rearing: Sexual equality is very much the norm in seabird society with both males and females sharing incubation and chick rearing duties.
  • embryo: Proteins in the growing ridge ( dark band ) of a limb bud in a chick embryo.

Noun used with modifier

  • dixie: Be the finalists the dixie chicks off quick reasons.
  • osprey: The newly arrived osprey chicks are set to spread their wings over Rutland next week.
  • broiler: The vaccine is recommended for use in turkey poults or broiler chicks from day old.
  • Goth: Death is not some cute goth chick ( oh, have you glued your claws together again?
  • puffin: When the puffin chick hatches, it is fed by the parents until it is ready to fly.
  • penguin: Apparently there are also fewer penguin chicks born in areas visited by tourists.