Definition of chickadee
: any of several small North American oscine birds (genus Poecile of the family Paridae) that are related to the titmice, usually have the crown of the head distinctly darker than the body, and have sometimes been placed especially formerly in a related genus (Parus)
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Origin and Etymology of chickadee
imitative
First Known Use: 1838
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: a common, small American bird
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: a small mostly grayish bird with the top of the head black
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