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

The difference between West and Brody is that Brody definitely would have beaten me up in high school, whereas West joined the Gay-Straight Alliance to score points with chicks. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

As researchers explained in a British Ornithologists’ Union blog post, the chicks had never flown farther than the entrances to their burrows, fed themselves or seen the open ocean before leaving the island. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Even some birds have managed the trick, disgorging a viscous fluid from their throats to offer their chicks as the hungry little chirpers demand ever more meals in the nest. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

The Livestock Birthing Barn celebrated more than 90 animal births of piglets, goats, calves, lambs and chicks. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 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