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
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Recent Examples of chick
For the past two years, biologists with the Pennsylvania Game Commission have banded chicks born in the nest.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Cadbury mini eggs and chocolate chicks make a fun topping for the kids.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Children can pet a chick and plant a radish seed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
The only baby available for public viewing at the zoo is Gilbert and Dumpling’s chick, according to the post.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Females can lay up to four eggs before raising their chicks alone.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Cadbury mini eggs and chocolate chicks make a fun topping for the kids.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Children can pet a chick and plant a radish seed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
The only baby available for public viewing at the zoo is Gilbert and Dumpling’s chick, according to the post.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Females can lay up to four eggs before raising their chicks alone.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chick
Noun
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Some 78% of parents with kids between 0 and 3 months old underestimated their children’s sleep needs.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other kids may be more aware than their families realize and suppress their emotions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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De Bremaeker said the child has had no access to essential medical care and devices since his deportation.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Adult witnesses whom Cox will be able to question include a mother who had a child under the age of 12 with her and allegedly saw Cox masturbating in the shower.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chick. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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