chick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /t͡ʃɪk/
rhymes: -ɪk
Forms: form: chicks
form: chicken
Etymology: From Middle English chicke, chike, variation of chiken (“chicken", also "chick”), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”). Sense of "young woman" dates to at least 1860 (compare chit (“young, pert woman”)). More at chicken.
Senses: examples: text: Published in the Communications Earth & Environment journal, scientists conclude that due to sea ice loss last year, it is highly probable that no chicks had survived from four of the five known emperor penguin colonies in the central and eastern Bellingshausen Sea in Antarctica.
ref: 2023 August 24, Pádraig Hoare, “90% of emperor penguin colonies doomed to extinction by century's end”, in Irish Examiner:
synonyms: fledgling
coordinate_terms: birdlet
glosses: A young bird.
examples: text: Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast.
ref: 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:
glosses: A young chicken.
examples: text: This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.
text: They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed.
text: He'll fall for any chick with a nice smile.
text: "I thought you had some common sense, Frank," said Uncle John; "but I see you are as great a fool as all the rest. Marry, indeed! A pretty chick to marry!"
ref: 1860, Joseph Verey, Tinsel and Gold: A Fireside Story, London: James Blackwood, page 155:
text: He had determined that marriage now would cramp his advancement in the church and that, anyway, he didn't want to marry this brainless little fluffy chick, who would be of no help in impressing rich parishioners.
ref: 1927, Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry:
text: Three cool chicks / Are walking down the street / Swinging their hips
ref: 1958, Jerry Leiber; Mike Stoller, “Three Cool Cats”:
text: Good. It's nice to have a chick occasionally.
ref: 1970, Gimme Shelter (motion picture), Mick Jagger (actor):
text: That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free
ref: 1985, Sting, Mark Knopfler, “Money for Nothing”, in Brothers in Arms, performed by Dire Straits:
text: I can't believe you've got a hot chick in that ratty apartment with you.
ref: 2004, Tess Pendergrass, Bad moon rising:
synonyms: word: babe
word: bint
word: bird
word: cake
word: chick
word: colleen
word: cutty
word: damoiselle
word: damsel
word: elrig
word: frail
word: gal
word: gel
word: girl
word: girlie
word: girly
word: grill
word: hottie
word: lass
word: lassie
word: little girl
word: maggie
word: maid
word: maid child
word: maiden
word: minoress
word: miss
word: missy
word: moggy
word: poppet
word: pucelle
word: puss
word: quean
word: tart
word: wan
word: wench
word: woman child
word: babe
word: baggage
word: bim
word: bint
word: bird
word: bitch
word: blone
word: broad
word: chick
word: covess
word: dame
word: donna
word: feme
word: femme
word: femoid
word: frau
word: frow
word: gal
word: gentlelady
word: ginch
word: hen
word: ho
word: huwoman
word: lady
word: maness
word: mort
word: mulier
word: placket
word: pussy
word: queen
word: she
word: sheila
word: skirt
word: squaw
word: thot
word: tía
word: twist
word: vaginoid
word: wan
word: wife
word: woman
word: wommon
word: womon
word: womxn
word: womyn
word: wimmin
glosses: An attractive, young woman.
examples: text: The Aldis lamp flashes at the underside of each aircraft. It shows that the gear is down. Diegal is relaxing. This is such low responsibility, easy night duty. All the “chicks” (fighter aircraft) are home to roost except one.
ref: 2004, Joe Welzen, The Gutsy Stomach Walker, page 50:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: A friendly fighter aircraft.
glosses: A young child.
Derived terms: AFChick
checkout chick
chickatrice
chick boy
chickboy
chick car
chickdom
chick flick
chickfriend
chickhood
chickie
chickification
chickless
chicklet
chicklike
chickling
chick lit
chick magnet
chicksploitation
chickweed
chick with a dick
chicky
chix0r
dabchick
lunachick
peachick
side chick
squab chick
turkey-chick
Related terms: pullet