chick

noun

ˈchik 

1

a

: a domestic chicken

especially : one newly hatched

b

: the young of any bird

2

: child

3

informal + sometimes offensive : girl, woman

Synonyms of chick

• kid
• child

Examples of chick in a Sentence

a mother hen and her chicks

those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them

Recent Examples on the Web

Those cells will then be injected through the shell of a domestic chicken egg into a microscopic chick embryo. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

In the rainforest there, a tiny chick the size of a fuzzy, white golf ball perches on a tree limb. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Mesh, lace, metallic studs, crochet and tie-dye competed for attention, while fitted party dresses and washed denim leaned heavily on familiar notions of off-duty rock-chick dressing. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Millions watched bald eagle Jackie raise chicks and bond with her mate on a 24/7 livestream. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chyke, alteration of chiken

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing chick

• chick flick
• side chick

Rhymes for chick

• bick
• brick
• click
• fick
• flick
• hick
• kick
• knick
• lick
• mic
• nick
• pic

Kids Definition

chick

noun

ˈchik 

1

a

: chicken entry 1 sense 1

especially : one newly hatched

b

: the young of any bird

2

informal, sometimes offensive : girl sense 1b, woman sense 1