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
By 15 weeks, the chicks have generally left the nest but are often not more than a mile or so away.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Never doubt chicks with sticks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, the sand is clean and dotted by beach lovers who are dedicated enough to walk a ways from the road to access a place that feels like magic, passing trees that shimmer like silver on the way (plus protected nests for piping plover chicks).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
An annual count of common loons found more adults and chicks this year than last, Maine Audubon said this week.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
While most of the hatched penguin chicks remain in Baltimore, the animals have also helped establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and Canada, the zoo's announcement states.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The Maryland Zoo has the largest collection of African penguins in North America, with more than 1,000 chicks hatched in the past 50 years.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
But like most hustlers, Melvin also had a ride-or-die chick on the side.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The kestrels use tree cavities and other small spaces to raise their chicks and were quick to move into the orchards.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Never doubt chicks with sticks.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Today, the sand is clean and dotted by beach lovers who are dedicated enough to walk a ways from the road to access a place that feels like magic, passing trees that shimmer like silver on the way (plus protected nests for piping plover chicks).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
An annual count of common loons found more adults and chicks this year than last, Maine Audubon said this week.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
While most of the hatched penguin chicks remain in Baltimore, the animals have also helped establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums in 35 states and Canada, the zoo's announcement states.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The Maryland Zoo has the largest collection of African penguins in North America, with more than 1,000 chicks hatched in the past 50 years.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
But like most hustlers, Melvin also had a ride-or-die chick on the side.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The kestrels use tree cavities and other small spaces to raise their chicks and were quick to move into the orchards.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chick
Noun
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Here, a look at the new kids on the block, arriving just in time for the season.—
Laurie Brookins,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Elk Grove city leaders are now taking steps to ban kids from parking off campus.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If your children do homework at the kitchen table instead of their bedrooms, find a spot to keep school supplies handy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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Questioning the powerful influences that oversee and fund what our children learn is critical.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chick. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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