Synonyms of chick

chick

noun

ˈchik 

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

those innocent little chicks can scarcely imagine what life has in store for them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• juvenile
• cub
• baby
• teenager
• youngster
• monkey
• youth
• bud
• moppet
• teen
• kiddo
• kiddie
• adolescent
• youngling
• whelp
• sprat
• sprout
• squirt
• chap
• bambino
• bairn
• infant
• toddler
• babe
• neonate
• newborn
• minor
• preschooler
• schoolgirl
• urchin
• nestling
• weanling
• kindergartner
• tyke
• cherub
• teenybopper
• schoolkid
• schoolboy
• schoolchild
• rug rat
• whippersnapper
• lad
• rascal
• tot
• bantling
• preteen
• jackanapes
• imp
• teener
• hellion
• tween
• rogue
• rapscallion
• stripling
• tomboy
• subteen
• devil
• shaver
• nipper
• mischief
• hoyden
• bobby-soxer
• tad
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• senior citizen
• oldster
• elder
• ancient
• old-timer
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chick

Godwit parents brood their chicks, alert them to danger, lead them to hiding places, and (in a dramatic and short-lived personality shift) aggressively squawk at and harry their potential predators. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The aquarium says the new chicks are being closely monitored by the facility's animal care team. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Prior to the 2011-2012 nesting season, no bald eagle chicks were known to have ever hatched in Big Bear Valley. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

For many of this year’s chicks, the next milestone will be receiving a name on the anniversary of their hatch days next year. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026