chick

chick

noun \ˈchik\

Definition of CHICK

1

a : a domestic chicken; especially : one newly hatched

b : the young of any bird

2

: child

3

slang : girl, woman

Examples of CHICK

1. a mother hen and her chicks
2. <those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them>

Origin of CHICK

Middle English chyke, alteration of chiken

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CHICK

Synonyms

bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth

Antonyms

adult, grown-up

Related Words

adolescent, minor; kindergartner (also kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [slang], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid; babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike), weanling; brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper; cherub; preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween; lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad; bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboy

Near Antonyms

middle-ager; ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

Rhymes with CHICK

brick, click, crick, creek, Dick, flick, Frick, hick, kick, KWIC, lick, mick, nick, pic, pick, prick, quick, rick, Schick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, trick, wick