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
Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.
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Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
This chick has helicopters landing her on set.
—Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Varma was determined to see Tweety avoid a fate that had befallen so many chicks at the farm both before and since that fateful day.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Kids can pet a chick and plant a radish seed, but no feeding of the animals allowed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Tommy goes on a date with Rachel and slowly shows his extremely short temper, even going so far as to yell at the chick and the duck.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Ashton Palmer, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
This chick has helicopters landing her on set.
—Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
That's the chick who pretended on the 'Today' show, chopping cucumbers.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Varma was determined to see Tweety avoid a fate that had befallen so many chicks at the farm both before and since that fateful day.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Kids can pet a chick and plant a radish seed, but no feeding of the animals allowed.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Tommy goes on a date with Rachel and slowly shows his extremely short temper, even going so far as to yell at the chick and the duck.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chick
Noun
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chick. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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