chick
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: government
military
politics
war
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.
Inflected forms:
form: chicks
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: chicken
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
plural
form: chicks
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: chicking
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: chicked
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: chicked
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A young bird.
pos: noun
examples: Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling
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.
gloss: A young bird.
pos: noun
tags: especially
examples: Neither chick nor child was left living the length of the seacoast.
gloss: An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
examples: This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.
They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed.
He'll fall for any chick with a nice smile.
"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!"
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.
Three cool chicks / Are walking down the street / Swinging their hips
Good. It's nice to have a chick occasionally.
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free
I can't believe you've got a hot chick in that ratty apartment with you.
"You’re asking too many questions. Look. You’re a cute kid. I mean, you’re a hell of a chick. You’re a knockout. But don’t go thinking you’re too important at this stage."
gloss: A friendly fighter aircraft.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: 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.
gloss: A young child.
pos: noun
tags: dated
endearing
gloss: To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: plowing in his oats with a very feet furrow; and, after they have “chicked” but before they appear aboveground
gloss: To compress the lips and then separate them quickly, resulting in a percussive noise.
pos: verb
examples: He chicked his lips; he cracked his whip; he winked with a knowing leer; he ran down the alley and up the stair, then down the stair and up the alley
Related words: pullet
Derived words: AFChick
biker chick
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
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: zogth
lang: Arabic
word: فَرْخ
roman: farḵ
lang: Arabic
word: رَأْل
roman: raʔl
lang: Arabic
word: كتكوت
roman: katkūt
lang: Armenian
word: ճուտ
roman: čut
lang: Aromanian
word: pulj
lang: Aromanian
word: puljiu
lang: Aromanian
word: pulju
lang: Asturian
word: pollu
lang: Asturian
word: pitu
lang: Asturian
word: pitín
lang: Azerbaijani
word: cücə
lang: Bashkir
word: бала
roman: bala
lang: Bashkir
word: себеш
roman: sebeş
lang: Belarusian
word: птушаня́
roman: ptušanjá
lang: Belarusian
word: птушанё
roman: ptušanjó
lang: Central Bikol
word: siwo
lang: Bulgarian
word: пи́ленце
roman: pílence
lang: Bulgarian
word: пи́ле
roman: píle
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 雛鳥 /雏鸟
roman: chúniǎo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 小雛兒 /小雏儿
roman: xiǎochúr
lang: West Circassian
word: кӏэтжъый
roman: kʼɛtẑəj
lang: Czech
word: kuře
lang: Czech
word: ptáče
lang: Danish
word: fugleunge
lang: Danish
word: ungfugl
lang: Dutch
word: kuiken
lang: Esperanto
word: birdido
lang: Finnish
word: linnunpoika
lang: Finnish
word: linnunpoikanen
lang: Finnish
word: untuvikko
lang: French
word: oisillon
lang: Galician
word: pito
lang: Galician
word: polo
lang: Galician
word: piouco
lang: Georgian
word: ბარტყი
roman: barṭq̇i
lang: German
word: Küken
lang: German
word: Vogeljunges
lang: German
word: Jungvogel
lang: Greek
word: νεοσσός
roman: neossós
lang: Greek
word: νεαρό πουλί
roman: nearó poulí
lang: Greek
word: πουλάκι
roman: pouláki
lang: Ancient Greek
word: νεοσσός
roman: neossós
lang: Hebrew
word: אֶפְרוֹחַ
roman: efróaḥ
lang: Hebrew
word: גּוֹזָל
roman: gozál
lang: Hungarian
word: kismadár
lang: Hungarian
word: fióka
lang: Ido
word: ucelyuno
lang: Italian
word: pulcino
lang: Japanese
word: 雛
roman: hina
lang: Kazakh
word: балапан
roman: balapan
lang: Korean
word: 새끼새
roman: saekkisae
lang: Kumyk
word: жюжек
roman: jüjek
lang: Kumyk
word: жижек
roman: jijek
lang: Kumyk
word: чӀикӀа
lang: Kumyk
word: жига
roman: jiga
lang: Central Kurdish
word: جوجْک
roman: cucik
lang: Kyrgyz
word: балапан
roman: balapan
lang: Latgalian
word: cuoļs
lang: Latin
word: pullus
lang: Latvian
word: cālis
lang: Latvian
word: cālēns
lang: Lithuanian
word: paukščiukas
lang: Macedonian
word: пиле
roman: pile
lang: Malay
word: anak burung
lang: Maltese
word: ferħ
lang: Maltese
word: ferħa
lang: Maranao
word: piyak
lang: Mi'kmaq
word: go'qoli'gweji'j
lang: Khiamniungan Naga
word: vēutshòu
lang: Norwegian
word: fugleunge
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: fugleunge
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kylling
lang: Occitan
word: poleton
lang: Old English
word: bridd
lang: Persian
word: جوجه
roman: juje
lang: Polish
word: pisklę
lang: Portuguese
word: filhote de ave
lang: Quechua
word: ciuci
lang: Quechua
word: chillwi
lang: Romanian
word: pui
lang: Russian
word: птене́ц
roman: ptenéc
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: isean
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: eireag
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: bigean
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: pùdach
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: птић
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: птиче
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: птичица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: пиле
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: потркушац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: чучавац
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ptić
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ptiče
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ptičica
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pile
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: potrkušac
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: čučavac
lang: Sicilian
word: puḍḍicinu
lang: Sicilian
word: aciḍḍuzzu
lang: Sicilian
word: uciḍḍuzzu
lang: Slovak
word: vtáča
lang: Slovak
word: vtáčatko
lang: Slovene
word: ptičji mladič
lang: Spanish
word: polluelo
lang: Spanish
word: pollo
lang: Spanish
word: pichón
lang: Swahili
word: kinda
lang: Swedish
word: fågelunge
lang: Tagalog
word: sisiw
lang: Tajik
word: чӯҷа
roman: čüja
lang: Tamil
word: குஞ்சு
roman: kuñcu
lang: Tày
word: cáy nuồm
lang: Ukrainian
word: пташеня́
roman: ptašenjá
lang: Ukrainian
word: пташа́
roman: ptašá
lang: Uzbek
word: joʻja
lang: Volapük
word: bödül
lang: Walloon
word: djonne
lang: Zazaki
word: leyr (diq)
lang: Zazaki
word: leyrek
lang: Zazaki
word: cure (diq)