Chick

[tʃɪk]

Definition

(noun.) young bird especially of domestic fowl.

Inputed by Kurt--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.

(n.) A chicken.

(n.) A child or young person; -- a term of endearment.

Checker: Peggy

Definition

n. the young of fowls esp. of the hen: a child as a term of endearment.—ns. Chick′a-bid′dy Chick′-a-did′dle terms of endearment addressed to children; Chick′en the young of birds esp. of the hen: its flesh: a child: a faint-hearted person; Chick′en-haz′ard a game at dice (see Hazard); Chick′en-heart a cowardly person.—adj. Chick′en-heart′ed.—ns. Chick′en-pox a contagious febrile disease chiefly of children and bearing some resemblance to a very mild form of small-pox; Chick′ling a little chicken; Chick′weed a species of stitchwort and one of the most common weeds of gardens and cultivated fields—for making poultices and for feeding cage-birds which are very fond of its leaves and seeds.—Mother Carey's chicken a sailor's name for the Stormy Petrel; No chicken one no longer young.

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