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

From a vegetarian white bean soup that comes together in 15 minutes to a classic vegetable and chick stew, your options abound. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

This includes high rates of females not laying clutches, low provisioning rates, emaciated chicks with stunted development and other factors. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

By the end of this year’s breeding season, about twenty per cent of the hatched chicks had fledged. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 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