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

Thousands of fans who have watched the couple bond and raise chicks — including two this season — are now grieving the avian icon. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The two gained viral attention in recent years after welcoming three chicks in 2025, one of which died in a winter storm. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

One chick popped its head out on April 4 and hatched at night. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

The Park District expanded the birds’ habitat at the Montrose Dunes in 2021 after Monty and Rose, the first piping plovers confirmed to nest in Chicago in over half a century, unified city residents around their success raising chicks. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 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