chick

CEFRB1

/t͡ʃɪk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A young chicken or other young bird.

  2. 02

    noun

    An informal word for a young woman.

Examples

  • She hovers over that child like a hen with one chick.

  • Let's pick up a chick.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.

  2. A young bird.

  3. A young chicken.

More examples

In context

  • They're going to have a chick weekend. No guys allowed.

  • This chick's a machine but her friend is way more fun.

  • Near-synonyms: nestling, fledgling

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.