Definition of Chicken Little
: one who warns of or predicts calamity especially without justification
Learn More About Chicken Little
Statistics for Chicken Little
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Chicken Little.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chicken%20Little. Accessed 25 Sep. 2022.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
The Great British Vocabulary Quiz
-
- Named after Sir Robert Peel, what are British police called?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Favorite New Words in the Dictionary
Level up your vocabulary with these newly added w...
Take the quiz
-
Name That Thing Mega Quiz!
Test your visual vocabulary!
Take the quiz
-
True or False?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something a...
Take the quiz
-
Spelling Bee Quiz
Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli...
Take the quiz
Share Chicken Little
Time Traveler for Chicken Little
The first known use of Chicken Little was in 1895
See more words from the same year