CHICK Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of chick Due to melting ice, mass drownings of emperor penguin chicks have occurred at multiple breeding sites, and entire colonies have fallen into the ocean. —

Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 The eagles welcomed three chicks that hatched within the last month. —

Finch Walker, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 Why Emperor Penguins Are Declining Emperor penguins depend on stable Antarctic sea ice for breeding, raising chicks and molting for at least nine months of the year. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 According to LaGreco, penguin chicks stay in their nests with their parents for about three months before venturing out. —

Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 Penguin chicks stay in their nests with their parents for about three months, according to LaGreco. —

Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Bisceglia says those families should not have to roll the dice when choosing care for some of the state's most vulnerable kids.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
At just 10 years old, London Woodard radiated a gentle worldliness his family believed exceeded that of any other kid.

— Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026