chicken soup

noun

plural chicken soups

: a soup that has chicken broth as its base

Perhaps the most commonly served food of Passover is chicken soup with matzo balls …

—Frances Jaques

At the same time, from the Americas to Asia, from Eastern Europe to the Levant and Africa, chicken soups have the qualities and tastes that make every culture deliciously unique.

—Leslie Brenner

You doubt the healing power of chicken soup? Well, try to find a culture that doesn't make chicken soup at the drip of a nose.

—Kathleen Purvis

often, specifically : chicken noodle soup

The best chicken soup in the world was made by my maternal grandmother. On icy winter Saturdays … my reward was chicken noodle soup for lunch.

—Judy Schultz

This is a good season for homemade chicken soup. … If I were you, I'd add the chicken pieces before the noodles.

—Mary Keith

Examples of chicken soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone loves a comforting bowl of chicken soup—especially hard-to-beat classics like chicken and dumplings or chicken noodle soup. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025

On Thursday, To cooked 80 quarts of his famous chicken soup with brown rice, kale, carrots, corn, celery and onions and gave it away to people facing food insecurity. —Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025

At this Sunset soup destination, kids 12 and under whose families receive SNAP benefits get a free tomato or chicken soup cup or bowl, or a hot dog. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025

That cold and cooked bird is a great source of protein for a wide variety of dishes, including the Greek chicken soup, Avogolemono. —Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chicken soup

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coop
• coupe
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• droop
• drupe
• dupe